put all of your election posting here so it doesn't bother anyone else!
from @CoolerOpposide@hexbear.net:
For Agitprop purposes, I’m asking comrades to help aggregate any and all effortpost responses, critiques, or general thoughts that you have seen or written pertaining to yesterday’s U.S. election that you think have standalone value for discussion either online or IRL.
I made a post for that purpose here, and ideally it can be used not only for general discussion, but as a reference for well thought out responses in discussions about the election to save all of us some brainpower.
No shitposts please, as we’d like to highlight some comrades’ actual effort in constructing responses or analysis, but humor is 100% welcome to help make your point!
Hmm. I disagree with them on the final choice for the bonds. I agree with their analysis that choosing to borrow the money from capitalists is fucking stupid, and is an absolutely unnecessary giveaway. However, I do think it is a little idealistic in the current context—where MMT is so far from the thinking and practice of like 99.999% of politicians and government institutions that it might as well not exist—to insist they not be used. In the short-term we're basically not going to get anything at all if we put a hard line on no new bonds. I DO go so far on sates taxes, which are SOOOOO fucking regressive.
I agree, bonds granting money for necessary causes is better than no money at all, if the state government refuses to provide funding otherwise. Ultimately California should just increase state taxes as required, of course. And fix the property tax loopholes