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LAD/Blog #24: Populist (People's) Party Platform

1. In the preamble the Populist Party outlines its stance against the rampant corruption in politics of the time. They address the state of the union by saying that it is on the verge of demoralization, with the people's free speech being silenced and the means of production in the hands of a select few. They feel that the people are being abused by these oligarchs and that the government is simply a puppet for them, seeing as all the politicians are backed by their donations. They end the preamble with the bold claim that given the power they would fix all the problems the working class faced. (side-note: Mao said very similar things)

2. In their platform they further clarify their views on how wealth should be distributed. They say that they think wealth should remain in the hands of those who have earned it. However, they don't believe that market forces can accurately depict a persons contribution to society. and rather they feel that market forces over-allocate wealth to those who exploit the workers. They feel that the wealth should remain in the hands of the working man, who rightfully earned it. Furthermore, they stated that the government should re-evaluate its role in the market. They stated that the government should control transportation, such as railroads, seeing as their construction and operation often times yields abuse of workers and consumers because there is generally only one or two railroad companies, making price fixing common.

3. In the conclusion they re-affirm their stance against corruption, as well as asking for more reforms in the workplace. On corruption, they ask for fair vote counting and uncorrupt electoral vote, which is a fair thing to ask in a democracy. They also ask that the two-term precedent be set to law, seeing as many recent presidents had considered running for a third term and they feared that one man would hold power for too long due to the corrupt voting system. Regarding workplace reform, they asked for a standard 8-hour workday, and for safer conditions in factories. \


Populist Party:
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GOP (claiming to support the average american):
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