The Moderate Lie

“Moderate Democrat” is a lie — they need to be called what they are: Republicans.

The New York Times recently asked if Americans will even notice if the 3.5 trillion dollar budget gets cleared. Their article also brought up some reasons why it might not pass, at least not unless it is further gutted. But the introspection didn’t go much further, and that’s the problem: introspection rarely does.

A typical Moderate Democrat.

Here’s an excerpt from the article:

But moderate Democrats favor a smaller package, with less government spending … Some Democrats are also uncomfortable with either raising the money needed to pay for the bill (through tax increases on the rich and corporations)

The 3.5 trillion dollar package was already lower than our country needs for basic improvements and stabilization. A stop-gap to our own self-destruction, not a real cure for what ails our society. Which is annoying, because, while police states like China are banding together through shared myth and top-down legislation, the US can’t even build new railways.

And forget about the idea of paying for universal healthcare, or cancelling student debt (which is holding whole generations back from success and development). This leaves the US in a farcical position of extreme wealth inequality and increasing…