MAGA, MAGE* MADGE** and President Trump
*pronounced like Maggie **Madge, a woman who will soak your hands in dish soap. Youngsters, ask your grandparents.
MAGA Make America Great Again
Make America Great Again is the greatest campaign slogan in American history.
Donald Trump was right; we were great in the post-war era. We made astounding advancements in commerce, technology, and living standards.
We were so great; I think we should go back to the good old postwar policies like taxing the rich, strong labor unions, and vigorous antitrust law enforcement.
MAGE Make America Greater than Ever
The Voters’ Army is more ambitious; we will MAGE - Make America Greater than Ever. For the past 50 years, real wages for most Americans have, at best, been stagnant.
Think about people you know who lived in the 70s. If they worked the same jobs today, they held back then (or their parents' jobs) could they afford the lifestyles they enjoyed back in the 70s? For most young American, the answer is no, even though the American workforce is much more productive today.
To make capitalism work for the people, we need to change the rules of the game. For that to happen, Pro Life and Pro Choice officeholders need to work together.
MADGE Make American Democracy Greater than Ever
We will also MADGE - Make American Democracy Greater than Ever. We can make our elections fair to all candidates and parties. Traditional plurality voting locks in two-party rule. Ranked Choice Voting has advantages, but it is not reliable enough.
BTR-Score voting and Round Robin voting are dead reliable. You can express your opinion on every candidate by rating or ranking each one. You can support more than one candidate without fear of spoilers or vote splitting.
Too often our votes do not count. Your vote counts with Proportional Representation. A party that wins 40% of the vote should win 40% of the seats. Your vote will help your party win seats.
Same Old Problem
Sixteen years ago, the Tea Party and Occupy Wallstreet were protesting about the same problem: the domination of our political system by giant corporations and the super-rich. They were too divided to work together, so nothing got done. Has anything changed?