Social democracy: Logical backlash against moneyed interests

“Socialism: Political disease spreads wildly,” (TNT letter, 2/2).

There is very good reason for support for social democracy among Gen Xers and a multitude of others.

The Citizens United decision, GOP tax cuts for the wealthy and recent revocations of protections for the environment, just to name a few, totally stack the deck in favor of moneyed interests and against middle-class Americans, future voters and the general welfare of the nation.

The crude use of inflammatory language and inaccurate comparisons of Nazism to social democracy only serves to expose a woeful lack of desire for serious and mature debate.

Incidentally, social democracy (notably Social Security) has been alive and well in America for generations.

This story was originally published February 11, 2020 at 1:48 PM with the headline "Social democracy: Logical backlash against moneyed interests."