Reminds me of Robert Reich, who makes his money railing against the evils of capitalism, but seemingly did nothing to change it when he actually had the power to do so in the Clinton Administration.
He’s right though, it’s just a bummer that he didn’t find his conscience when he could make real change.
How much power did he actually have? He was leader, but lost the general. He could have reformed labour, and maybe they would still have had their landslide, giving us a more progressive government, but that’s conjecture.
Well I mean, kinda. He does regrets not doing more when he was in government (as he has become significantly more left leaning) But I still wouldn’t characterize Reich as doing nothing.
He did have major policy ideas that were stopped by Clinton’s economic advisors, as well as the federal reserve (controlled by conservative ghoul Alan Greenspan, who Clinton kept on). Reich’s initiatives and plans were effectively shuttered by the same ghouls who ended up ending Glass-Steagall, leading to the 2008 financial crisis and all manner of horrific economic consequences even today.
So I would really attribute more blame to Clinton himself for not fighting the more conservative wings of his own administration (on health care reform, especially)
Reminds me of Robert Reich, who makes his money railing against the evils of capitalism, but seemingly did nothing to change it when he actually had the power to do so in the Clinton Administration.
He’s right though, it’s just a bummer that he didn’t find his conscience when he could make real change.
How much power did he actually have? He was leader, but lost the general. He could have reformed labour, and maybe they would still have had their landslide, giving us a more progressive government, but that’s conjecture.
Or is this about his voting record?
Well I mean, kinda. He does regrets not doing more when he was in government (as he has become significantly more left leaning) But I still wouldn’t characterize Reich as doing nothing.
He did have major policy ideas that were stopped by Clinton’s economic advisors, as well as the federal reserve (controlled by conservative ghoul Alan Greenspan, who Clinton kept on). Reich’s initiatives and plans were effectively shuttered by the same ghouls who ended up ending Glass-Steagall, leading to the 2008 financial crisis and all manner of horrific economic consequences even today. So I would really attribute more blame to Clinton himself for not fighting the more conservative wings of his own administration (on health care reform, especially)