• bss03
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    4 months ago

    Depends on who you ask, but I think most far left would say they are going for communism of some stripe.

    I want heavy taxes on the wealthy, UBI, universal housing and healthcare, and much more regulation. I want higher union membership and more co-op business of all stripes. I don’t want a central, planned economy. (I have many other not directly economic concerns.)

    I’m not often accused of being far left, these days, but I have been called a communist in the past. I consider myself a democratic socialist.

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      4 months ago

      That seems like Social Democracy, not Democratic Socialism. Democratic Socialism implies central planning along Liberal Democratic lines

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        4 months ago

        I’ve heard it both ways. And I don’t vote for labels; at least, I try to vote for policies. I’m all for redistribution from billionaires, and the very idea of “redistribution” gets me called a socialist in a lot of fora.

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      4 months ago

      I 100% agree with what you’ve said.

      The problem with other people ideologies of communism us as soon as you bring up one of those points it immediately makes you a communist and communism bad.

      But yeah, allow capitalism and people to strive for a better life, just have the safety net in place for those that fall/can’t climb.