As someone who ran as a Democrat, I believe that my party offers better solutions than the opposition to the nation's problems. However, I am beginning to wonder.
Here is the lead from a New York Times article yesterday:
The recent economic crisis left the median American family in 2010 with no more wealth than in the early 1990s, erasing almost two decades of accumulated prosperity, the Federal Reserve said Monday.
Because Democrats have not found a way to diminish the influence of money and lobbying in politics, they must share the blame.
As long as it cost millions of dollars to be a "serious" candidate for the House, or tens of millions to run for the Senate, then Democrats as well as Republicans will listen more to the donors who can contribute thousands of dollars.
If states and municipalities use tax breaks that benefit the owners and CEOs of corporations at the expense of middle-class residents, then elected officials from both parties are being seduced by the illusion that more money for the powerful means growth for all.
If we Democrats want to reverse the decline of the middle-class, then we must commit to removing the outrageous amounts of money from the political process. Democrats talk about wanting to serve the 99%, but if we continue to play by the rules of the 1%, then we are doomed to failure.
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