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by MichaelZuo 459 days ago
This seems circular, since there are no credible authorities to decide what is “a fair share” or not, other than the political process in the first place.

(And then only in the ideal perfectly spherical cow world where single issue voters don’t exist…)

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I think fair can be refined to a middle class lifestyle where after working for 30 years you can have your house paid odd and enjoy the final third of your life in retirement having healthcare coverage the whole time.

While nailing down all the particulars can be daunting I think the basic sketch as above is what people mean most of the time pretty uncontroversially.

Did you fully read my comment?

This doesn’t make sense as a response… you can’t gain that kind of credibility just by stating opinions.

And even if millions do so, it’s still just talk, unless consistently reflected at the ballot box.