@admcrlsn@neeratanden@admcrlsn unironically yes, that would be better than nominating a dyed in the wool DSA member and asking 70% of the country to hold their nose
@gelliottmorris@gelliottmorris didn’t defund the police spike in popularity in the polls right in the period post George Floyd? Sloganeering could be better but defunding ice popularity could be transient
@LPDonovan true i agree with you with the AMT, that's a fact...but politically i don't think that's the incentive (looks better maybe to let it expire, even if math at end of day doesn't work out for richest)
@LPDonovan@LPDonovan this all assumes you think they are not willing to go over the cliff here and tank everything. I'm not sure where I land on that, but if they are willing, then they can demand what they want (but i agree negotiating in public makes it harder)
@JosephPolitano@JosephPolitano this also completely ignores effects on inflation expectations, which they could lose control of even if mechanically it’s a “one time” adjustment, and cause a spiral of its own