Comrade John Bachtell, leader of the United States Communist Party responds to Barack Obama's last state of the union address and Comrade Bernie Sanders' agenda:
A radical restructuring of the economy as advocated by Sen. Bernie Sanders is needed. This includes curbing the power of Wall Street financial institutions, redistribution of wealth through taxing the rich and ending corporate welfare, transitioning to a green economy with a mass public works jobs program, raising the minimum wage to $15/ hour, and public takeover of the energy industry.There's more:
President Obama got it right to demand reform of the political system: legislation to repeal the Citizens United decision and voter suppression laws, elimination of gerrymandering, and creating ways to make it far easier to vote. Reforms are needed allowing for greater participation of third parties.Socialism update.
