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In reply to the discussion: "Once you get off of the social issues abortion, gay rights, guns and into the economic issues," [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)We are looking at wage disparities, tax benefits and recognition of gay couples under tax law ( only happened last year I think, but I could be wrong) wage theft, maternity leave, reproductive rights which are economic, discrimination in the work place, allocation of resources and funding by extension affecting which communities benefit and which do not. I could go on and on. To assume that economics fixes everything assumes that we live in a colorblind, gender neutral, society - we do not. You have people in this country resistant to single payer healthcare and benefits because "moochers" will be taking tax payers money and there are politicians still using welfare queen dog whistles.
Furthermore democrats have never not focused on the economy , I don't know where these myths are coming from but it's a narrative not based on facts.