04-20-2019, 01:37 AM
(04-19-2019, 03:24 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:I'm not dependent upon a wealthy person. I don't know a Republican voter who is dependent on or is at all interested in becoming dependent upon a wealthy person or wealthier people in general. Sanders pulled the pulled the Democratic party to the left. I suspect that you're mainly seeing small donors these days as a result. The Republicans are only scared of large scale financial destruction. We've been through many small scale financial disruptions and there is no reason to be scared about them.(04-18-2019, 01:00 PM)Classic-Xer Wrote:(04-17-2019, 01:05 PM)Tim Randal Walker Wrote: A democrat might gain an advantage by promising to wage trade wars more consistently and more ruthlessly than Trump.I doubt that will happen. The Democrats are reliant upon tax dollars and millions in campaign contributions and political funding from all kinds of wealthy people and the idea of causing financial disruption and hardship related to them scares the crap out of most Democrat's these days.
You got that reversed. It's well known Republicans are dependent on the wealthy people. Democrats get funds mostly from small donors now. Sanders set the trend. And tax dollars don't go to political campaigns yet. The Republicans are scared to death of financial disruption. That's why they oppose measures for fairer taxation, action on climate change, reforms to reduce power of corporations and billionaires, etc. Republicans fear that the trickle down will stop flowing, making the natives restless.