Democrat Platform For '18---Not Much

Democrats promise to lower health costs. They already promised to do that once before, and even passed the $1 trillion "Affordable Care Act" (aka, ObamaCare). The result was years of double-digit premium.

They also say they want to spend more on infrastructure, and point to a plan released last year that called for $1 trillion in new money. That will, they say, create lots of good-paying jobs.

Trump has proposed boosting infrastructure spending — by $1.7 trillion.

What about "cleaning up corruption?" Is there a more hackneyed campaign promise? Democrats say they will "strengthen ethics laws to remove the corrosive influence of lobbyists" if they win in the midterm elections. Really? If this is such a priority, why didn't they do this when they controlled Congress and the White House eight years ago.

The truth is that the only new ideas coming out of the party are things like a job-destroying doubling of the minimum wage, socializing health care, free college, "guaranteed" federal jobs, a massive expansion of the welfare state, and a government takeover of corporate boards.

This is the real Democrat platform: Impeach Trump and Kavanaugh.

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