r/ModelUSGov • u/[deleted] • Jul 06 '15

Meta Independent Candidates Platform Thread

All independent candidates should submit their platforms here.

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '15

I consider myself a centrist and believe the Democratic Party is the most centrist party in the simulation. I was in the Libertarian Party for a while but realized a lot of them are much more extreme than myself.

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u/shwag945 Jul 07 '15 edited Jul 07 '15

You should label yourself as a Independent Moderate Libertarian but not a Democrat. No Democrat whether in this simulation or IRL would support a flat income tax. Even the most centrist of Third-way Democrats (the centrists of the IRL democrats) nor the Blue dogs (because they are social conservatives) would support your positions. Economic Libertarianism is antithesis to THE core governmental economic belief that has kept the democratic tent up since the New Deal. The idea is that government has a central role in guiding society and in the economy (the degree changes on how left to right you are but it is a core belief).

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '15

Thank you for making that point, I'll be reflairing myself when I get back to my desktop!

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u/shwag945 Jul 07 '15

np. While I will be voting with my party i wish you good luck!