Among the Things that Democrats Must Do.

It’s a weird and distressing thing that a lot of working class and marginalized people don’t realize that the policies of Democrats are much more favorable them than those of Republicans (Authoritarians, as they should be called, since they support an aspiring autocrat). In a recemt op-ed piece in the New York Times today, Harvard Law Professor Michael Sandel s urges Democrats to get that point across, and not just in vague generalities or by citing past pieces of constructive accomplishments, but with specific promises to unrig the system that is presently rigged to benefit the rich. I agree. Harris should make it clear, for example, that under Democratic control, income from labor will no longer be taxed at a higher rate than income from dividends and capital gains; the federal minimum hourly wage will be raised to a figure that reflects inflation and productivity gains; payroll taxes will be lowered for workers who have modest earnings, and raised for people who make bundles of money; shortfalls will be made up with taxes on financial transactions rather than by cutting social security and medicare.