Impossible since that would mean extreme left wing radical socialism. And communism.
Unless there could be a less black and white option in the middle?
Like a bit more taxes on the wealthiest, a bit more social safety nets for the neediest?
Yeah obviously.
I am not from USA, but maybe you'll need to figure this out on state level? Country level seems rather blocked at the moment.
Can't do it, individual states can't print money and freedom of movement means the free rider problem will pop up quickly.
> can't print money
But can they raise taxes?
> freedom of movement
EU also has freedom of movement, but vastly different social security systems.
Language is of course an extra barrier, but how much people will move is overrated. And maybe you could restrict supposed benefits to people who have lived there in a few years.
Obviously IANAL, but i am thinking - seems like you generally hate your government no matter who it is, so maybe states should be a bit more independent.
> But can they raise taxes?
Sure, but the math doesn't work out. Vermont and California have both tried in various forms.
> EU also has freedom of movement, blah blah blah
They also coordinated the laws between the member countries. That's exactly what the federal government would need to do in this case, very good! The EU system doesn't work particularly well either, because it's loosely confederated. The US government has far more ability to coordinate the States.
Sarcasm detector has to be pretty high to catch this one ;)
But you've touched on the problem: any attempt to reform is immediately cast as "communism" (also without really understanding communism and equating it with soviet authoritarianism, but that's another topic).
Yeah, cultural difference.
Coming from Europe I think the sarcasm was pretty obvious. More like "duh".
Sigh.
Unfortunately, your implications are spot on.
We, the people, are our own worst enemies.
You have to attribute some blame to the elite who run an ongoing propaganda campaign for voters to work against their own interests.
Really? Is that your honest take? It's either late stage unfettered capitalism, regulatory capture and oligarchy OR communism?
Edit: I forgot theocracy.