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In reply to the discussion: I've noticed some "progressives" seem to think Hillary owes them something [View all]lumberjack_jeff
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It's wedge politics attempting to split the log with the blunt end of the wedge.
Practically speaking, Wouldn't identity politics be easier if you drop the pretense? Down with straight white rural white men! They have it too good! They get too many food stamps! Ignorant, uneducated, toothless, privileged oppressors! It's their own fault that their bootstraps didn't lift them into college!
Back to the topic: Even Marx didn't propose basic income; he proposed sharing the value derived from the means of production. Exactly what is needed and with the additional merit of being marginally feasible.
Why jump straight to Star Trek when what we really need is the basic infrastructure (i.e. broadband) that makes rural communities functionally competitive?