民主党智库Third Way不久前发布了一篇52页的报告，指出现下民主党候选人们的激进纲领将导致他们最终的溃败。
Third Way认为，右翼的问题在于只关注经济发展，指望先富带动后富（即所谓的trikle-down），而左翼的问题则是过分强调使用“再分配”的方法来缓解不平等。
Third Way给出了一个更好的竞选计划：注重技能培训，提供更多工作机会和财富创造；此外，还要不再向中产阶级增收更多赋税，防止财政赤字扩大。
然而，Elizabeth Warren等人发声反对称，美国现在面临着重重困难，需要更有力和激进的改革行动，留给人们的时间已经不多了。
筹措到了巨量资金的民主党候选人Bernie Sanders，也在宣扬一项有关加强货币管制以削弱银行和企业影响的政策。
目前，主流的民主党政策预案包括将最低工资提高到15美元/小时、扩大社保福利、建设政府单方负担的医保体系(Single-payer health care[1])。
对此，Third Way的主席Jonathan Cowan深感忧虑。他认为如此激进的风格不会受到那些独立人士的欢迎。
Cowan说，民主党的影响力已到了历史低位，究其原因就在于民主党的主张一直在触犯着中产阶级的利益。
这意味着共产主义在美国的崛起吗？不管你信不信，我反正是信了……
原文：Economic Policy Splits Democrats
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