SEN ELIZABETH WARRENS argument is big: This economy isn’t working for most Americans because “the game is rigged, and Republicans rigged it.” . . . Against the conventional wisdom of political pros, she grounds her case in history. This economy worked for all after World War II when we invested in education and infrastructure, and regulated Wall Street so Main Street could thrive. Unions and a rising minimum wage ensured that people gained a fair share of the profits and productivity they helped to generate. And then, conservatives took over. They deregulated Wall Street, privatized services, and waged war on workers. They slashed taxes on the rich while cutting investment in education and infrastructure. Big money lobbies took over policy. They rigged the rules to benefit the few. . . . We can change this, Warren argues, but we have to be ready to fight. Warren often lays out an agenda that includes the reforms suggested by the president and Democrats above, adding curbing Wall Street, and not doing trade deals that are negotiated in secret with multinationals at the table and the people locked out.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Oct 2014 16:14:12 +0000
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