Reich: Why we don't trust Democrats

An excerpt from his Facebook post reiterating recent and valid criticism of the Dem Party:

"The biggest lesson from Tuesday’s election results is that too many people in America’s vast working middle class don’t believe Democrats are on their side. The best way of persuading them otherwise is to enact the social and economic package and infrastructure bill — and pay for it by taxing ultra-wealthy Americans who have never been wealthier yet don’t pay their fair share.

 

"Naturally, the moneyed interests oppose all five of these sources of funding, and have pumped huge amounts of campaign money into the coffers of Democratic lawmakers. And just as naturally, these lawmakers are reluctant to tax the hands that feed them. Big money also continues to bribe elected officials with the possibility of lucrative lobbying jobs awaiting them once those officials have left government. 

 

"But what’s the point of having a Democratic Party if it won’t pay for what the public needs — and it refuses to reduce the nation’s shameful inequality — by raising taxes on those who have accumulated record amounts of the nation’s wealth? 

 

"The real lesson from Tuesday’s election results is that Democrats must earn back the trust of working Americans. And the best way of doing so is to make clear whose side they’re on. The wealthy and privileged have socked away a record amount of the nation’s wealth. They must now pay their fair share to fix the rest of the nation."