Several
progressives expressed their enthusiasm about Bernie's new ad.
However, if we examine it closely, we will find that it is quite far
from describing an effective progressive strategy that Bernie Sanders
should follow.
The
ad successfully highlights the complete failure of Donald Trump to
secure the jobs of the American workers, and more specifically, his
evident unwillingness to fight against the corporate beasts in order
to protect workers' jobs and interests.
At
the end of the ad Bernie tries to send a clear message to the
corporations: “If
you are not a good and responsible corporate citizen, do not think
that you will get Federal contracts.”
What's
wrong here?
First
of all, only through a miracle we could see the parasitic corporate
beasts behave responsively. We know, and Bernie knows, that they
don't care about workers' rights and working conditions. They don't
care about giving decent
wages. They only care about maximizing profits even by cutting
thousands of jobs and replacing workers with hyper-automated
machines.
So,
at this point, Bernie should go one step further, which is
fundamental. He should state that the country should not rely on the
willing of the greedy corporations to create jobs. This means that
the Federal government should become the key factor on boosting the
economy by creating millions of jobs through various programs, just
like
FDR did after the 1929 meltdown.
Franklin
Delano Roosevelt implemented
an aggressive policy of state investments in order to restart the
economy and fight unemployment which had reached at nightmarish
levels after the Great Crash of 29. Moreover, new infrastructures
created, to benefit in many ways the American society. One example is
the state company Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), created in May
1933, to construct , among other things, flood control projects and
dams producing electricity and boost the economic development of the
Tennessee Valley, a region which was particularly affected by the
economic crisis. Private companies were particularly dissatisfied, as
were excluded from the program and lost the chance for big profits.
Despite
its imperfections, Roosevelt's "New Deal" created millions
of new jobs and new infrastructure for the benefit of all American
citizens, boosted some sectors such as agriculture, strengthened
social security and boosted the economy in general.
So,
instead of showing that the jobs and the economy in general depend on
the greedy corporations, directly or indirectly, Bernie should state
that a progressive government doesn't need them. It will do it like
FDR did it back then.
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