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The DNC Just Blew Another Chance to Write Dark Money Out of Its Platform
A convenient talking point, usually popular with those aligned with the right, or those wishing to conceal their political ignorance, is “Both sides do it.”
There are demonstrable differences, however, between the Democratic and republican parties.
For starters, the Democratic party is the party of working people.
It is the party of unions, inclusivity, and the middle class.
Democrats brought us…
— Public education
— The labor movement
— The minimum wage
— Social Security
— Medicare
— Unemployment insurance
— Supplemental Nutrition Assistance (SNAP)
— Federal housing assistance
— Rural electrification and telephony
— The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
— The Peace Corps
— The Civil Rights Act
— The Voting Rights Act
— Medicaid
— The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
