Quote Originally Posted by catherine View Post
LDAHL, you're much too smart to draw these dramatic oversimplifications of the possibilities of needed change. No one is looking to overtake the bourgeoisie. Just looking to see how the tax code may be improved, Wall Street can be reined in, and money can be kept from their off-shore tax havens without upsetting the lifestyles of the rich and famous. I don't think it's magic--if so we need to consult with the wizards of those countries who have already conjured it up.
One of the few public services Clinton has performed during the campaign has been to point out how unrealistic Sanders' proposed policies are.

I don't think there's any magic to how the faltering welfare states of Europe work their magic. High taxes on individuals, lower taxes on corporations, weak military establishments and high unemployment. I agree with you that's more sophisticated than "soak the rich".