As if you or Glenn actually support Buttigieg's policy positions. From Wikipedia-
I need to compromise on the positions a candidate holds yet will still be acceptable to vote for all the time. If you want to go down that particular list:
1. Universal healthcare: Fine sentiment that completely depends on how it's implemented. Mayor Pete is a smart guy and I think he realizes there's some pretty severe "pre-existing conditions" with the U.S. healthcare system that need to be addressed to change the system (to "universal" or anything else) and hopefully he will account for those. For example, most people get their healthcare via an tax subsidized employer benefit, if you go "universal healthcare" are you going to kill employer plans? There's pros and cons to either way. In short, I don't object to "universal healthcare" but do object to people like you not caring if you make things much worse for me because you want to give junior high dropout "free" healthcare when he says "hey y'all watch this" and does something stupid. The first rule of universal healthcare should be "don't make things much worse for people with decent healthcare now because you want to help people with less decent (or no) healthcare now."
2. Reducing income inequality: Again, a noble idea that completely depends on implementation. Want to pass laws that help everyone and will reduce income inequality at the same time, like more generous family leave (thus reducing the time mothers typically lose in their careers and thus earning power)? Go for it. Want to outlaw employers from asking about salary history since what you make now has nothing to do with what they should pay you tomorrow if hired? Sure. Want to simply exercise your blood lust hatred against the rich for "keeping you poor" because you bought their products and go full Zimbabwe white farmer land confiscation on them? No.
3. Pro-environmental policies: Fine, so long as you deal with the realities of physics and infrastructure while you're at it. Most of what the left considers "pro environmental policies" are just gripes about how others live instead of real fixes. The best way to help the environment will come with time (new technologies) and solutions the left won't like such as nuclear (because you have a big Luddite section that fears stuff like that and GMOs) or actual structural changes like mandating lots more telework where possible (and reducing fuel use for commuting in turn).
4. Cooperation between Dem party and organized labor: Fine with this. Doesn't mean I think that states with "right to work" laws are wrong or the practice should be prohibited.
5. Universal background checks for firearms: I've already said, Dems should pivot towards making checks free, fast, and able to be done by private individuals instead of only through FFLs. A lot of the objections to universal background checks aren't the checks themselves, it's that
you've made them a pain in the ass to do. Most firearms supporters are fine with helping reduce gun violence and although many are skeptical of checks they would go along except maybe a loony fringe. The same kind that think we have no legal obligation to pay income taxes.
6. Equality Act - yes please! As a libertarian anytime civil rights are expanded it's a time for celebration.
8. Preserving DACA: DACA is fine although we do need to consider what to do with the other family. More broadly, the bigger "problem" with DACA is twofold. First, our immigraiton policy sucks. It should be focused on making LEGAL immigration easier (e.g. quotas, processes, etc) while still working hard against ILLEGAL immigration. Second and perhaps more importantly, the use (I'd say misuse) of Executive Orders to effectively create law or circumvent the will of Congress. That needs to be fixed either way no matter what happens with the DACA kids.
7. Gerrymandering, Overturn Citizens United, Electoral College: This would require a constitutional amendment. Probably not going to happen. My opinion and yours is irrelevant since a large enough supermajority of the country would never be raised to pass them. If you somehow could, I'd add a few more to the list like overturning Kelo v. City of New London (use of eminent domain) and prohibiting any future spying on American citizens.
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