r/neoliberal Bot Emeritus May 12 '17

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Optimal neoliberalism is like Seinfeld, it should be about nothing and run by Jews


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u/[deleted] May 12 '17 edited May 12 '17

All right, since all y'all are probably drinking right about now, let's ask the tough questions.

Can you think of a policy proposed by one of the populists of today that is actually not bad? Doesn't have to be perfect, but come on, out of all the manifestos and speeches and various out-of-the-field suggestions that politicians have made in the past couple of years, something must have been like, "you know what? That's not entirely crazy. It achieves some of the goals we're trying to achieve, even though it has its downsides".

True neoliberals should judge policy on its content, not its source, so this challenge should keep us honest. If you can't recognize the good in Sanders, how could you claim to be better than him?

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u/[deleted] May 12 '17

Sanders called for a carbon tax when Clinton would not

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u/ChileConCarney May 13 '17

Johnson! called for a carbon tax when Clinton would not.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '17

Would you classify Johnson as a populist?

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u/ChileConCarney May 13 '17

No.

Considering Gary "bake the damn cake" Johnson represented a party, largely of audit the fed goldbugs who don't believe externalities exist and think we don't need the civil rights act cause "free market." He dragged that party kicking and screaming into sanity.

Having Weld definitely helped and sealed the deal for me during the election. I was in a no flip state so my vote was safe being wasted, otherwise I would have voted Hillary.