What could we afford for the common person if we weren't subsidizing billionaires' extreme wealth in this country? And for that matter, can we afford the real cost to society that 'conservatism' (really oligarchy and corporatism) is bringing us? Thom plays recordings of Ronald Reagan opposing Medicare in the 1960s, and in contrast, the words of Harry Truman and LBJ- and the warning of Eisenhower. Is democratic socialism really as American as FDA-ingredients-listed, USDA-graded, farm-bill supported apple pie? What must Progressives do to save democracy?

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