The way for centrists and progressives to merge their forward agendas is to unify under a trickle up or demand-side economy. By giving people a living wage with access to universal healthcare and free or greatly reduced Community College or Universities, the demand to buy more goods goes up because people have more money to spend. The lower class grows smaller and the middle class starts to expand again. This is not rocket science and Democratic thinkers like Robert Reich, Jared Bernstein, and an emerging group of aspiring 2020 Democratic Presidential candidates are coming up with programs that embrace this theme. Along with upholding decency, competence, and a forward-looking direction for the country, this would be an easy sell to the people who realize that the Republican supply side trickle down programs has and never will work.
https://www.vox.com/2018/7/23/17602746/tax-cuts-work-bloomberg-wages
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