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In reply to the discussion: DU POLL: Do you think the GOP is morphing into some form of the KKK, Nazi Party, Supremacist Power or [View all]PatrickforO
(14,600 posts)They only come out with 'news' that helps ratings, not the real thing.
As to fixing the right wing noise machine, three things:
1. Reinstate the Fairness Doctrine that Reagan killed in 1987. Force the news once again to be about who, what, when, where and how. Make it be sacrosanct from the ratings. Freedom of the press is supposedly the cornerstone of this country, so allow them to be free from the ties of what advertisers do or don't want reported. Report the facts.
2. Get rid of Citizens United. Dollars don't equal free speech, and corporations aren't people.
3. Force changes in corporate charters to expand fiduciary responsibility beyond increasing earnings for shareholders. Expand it to also include the economic welfare and safety of workers, the safety of consumers, the welfare of the communities in which they do business, and the environment.
And get rid of the giant tax cut for billionaires, raise taxes even further so our tax dollars can be used for stuff that actually benefits us, like universal healthcare, expanded Social Security, strong safety nets, strong funding for public infrastructure projects, bigger subsidies for childcare, early childhood education, K-12 and debt-free postsecondary training at state schools. Among other things.
Oh, and reinstitute the EPA regs Pruitt has overturned, lift the silence on federal studies that cite actual science, and de-privatize things like prisons, which should NEVER be run for profit.
In fact, we should talk about sensible, life-saving safety rules, and the virtue of public works. Stuff we can all be proud of.