I’m just curious for the new or existing people? Lemmy.ml has taken a hard turn to the right since the reddit exodus. There’s been a lot of pro-imperialist propaganda being posted on world news, and a lot less diversity of opinion. It feels more neoliberal and neo-con to me.
Does anyone want to share what their political leanings are?
I’ll start; I’m anti-imperialist pro-state regulated capitalism. I believe we should have usage based taxes (toll roads, carbon tax) and luxury taxes, and I disagree with wealth taxes for people with less than $250 million. The state should spend more money on consumer protection in all industries (environment, health, finance, etc.) I believe in multipolarity vs. US hegemony.
My views seem to align pretty well with this.
With regards to market regulations, my view is that capitalism is an efficient way to deal with scarcity when the market has competition, demand is elastic, and everyone has perfect information. Because those things are hardly ever all true, the role of government is to regulate to either make the market that way or to shore up the public’s interest (provide healthcare since necessary medical care is inelastic, ensure safety standards because information isn’t perfect, etc.).
A UBI integrates with this view as a way to give an effective baseline for meeting needs in a way each individual sees fit, but still allows for markets to work. Additionally, my opinion is that having a base safety net for everyone would spur more innovation and cause more business formation by allowing lower income people less risk to pursue entrepreneurship.