General Discussion

I have no doubt we can write better white papers than the Republicans. But every word that you cited is a yawner BECAUSE there is nothing bold to latch onto.

For example, you wrote "Vice President Harris will protect Social Security and Medicare against relentless attacks from Donald Trump and his extreme allies. She will strengthen Social Security and Medicare for the long haul by making millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share in taxes. She will always fight to ensure that Americans can count on getting the benefits they earned. "

(Yawn) It says absolutely nothing. What does it mean? What is she going to fight for, specifically?

Now imagine if it were presented this way: "I am going to raise taxes on the billionaires and the richest multinational corporations to the same levels where they were right after WWII when we built the greatest middle class the world has ever seen. Half of that money will go straight into the Social Security and Medicare trust funds, making them solvent into the 22nd century, and allowing us to immediately extend Medicare to everyone 55 and older. And the other half of the money will go to reduce our national debt, giving our children and grandchildren a stronger economic system for the rest of their lives."

Do you see the difference? One is a yawner. The other has major impact. And you can tell the difference because nobody ever said a word about the text you cited, but people would be screaming like crazy if we had gone out with the plan as I wrote it.

Now, here is the crucial point. I don't care if my plan is fully implemented. I recognize that there are many entrenched interests that will fight it. But we WANT that fight. We NEED that fight. Without that kind of emotion, we just keep getting ignored and voters will see no reason to come out for us.

In other words, if people aren't screaming bloody murder, then we didn't say anything that is ever going to move anybody.