Post-Gazette

In a general sense, this should be the economic policy of the Democratic Party. The Party slogan should be “Deregulate and Redistribute.”

Deregulation allows the pie to grow. Democrats should join with Republicans in cutting government red tape. Housing would be much more affordable if zoning laws were streamlined and to some extent nationalized. More clean energy sources would be coming online if localities could not block them.

Redistribution is what people need. That is, people need money, not government programs. Social Security basically works that way.