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edhopper

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2. Because the Democratic think tanks

Reply to usonian (Original post)

Mon Dec 16, 2024, 10:51 AM

Dec 16

are the actual Halls of Acedemia in places like Princeton or Chicago or MIT, where real scholarship takes place to try to determine real world solutions.

As opposed to deciding on a solution (which is always to cut government spending and Tax Cuts) and then write bullshit papers to support them.

Brookings is the closest, which is independent and somewhat reliable.

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There is no fairly permanent "Democratic Policy Institute" like the GOP has with its Hoover Institute (which sucks) [View all] usonian Dec 16 OP

Herbert Hoover had influence far outsize his failed Great Depression response bucolic_frolic Dec 16 #1

Because the Democratic think tanks edhopper Dec 16 #2

It's long past time to establish this stuff Blue_Tires Dec 16 #3

The Center for American Progress, The Roosevelt Institute, the New America Foundation, The Brookings Institution ZonkerHarris Dec 16 #4

And who has heard of them? How do they factor into elections? usonian Dec 16 #5

To be fair, most people have never heard of the Hoover Institute either Sympthsical Dec 16 #6

you don't seem interested in learning more about the subject you're discussing ZonkerHarris Dec 17 #10

I know that they don't have power of persuasion for more than a few. usonian Dec 17 #11

The problem is Blue_Tires Dec 16 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 16 #8

Do a google search for "heritage foundation training videos" and/or "heritage foundations training" IcyPeas Dec 16 #9