Do Democrats have a 'Slopulism' problem? ft. Ben Ritz

About this episode

Ben Ritz discusses the implications of Democratic tax cut proposals and the concept of 'slopulism'.

Democratic senators are proposing plans that would drastically reduce taxes on the middle and upper middle class. Tax cuts are always popular with the people who receive them - but are they a good idea? Ben Ritz joins the podcast to discuss why Democrats keep proposing 'slopulism' ideas about the budget, why the budget math for huge tax cuts doesn't work, and why this approach is politically dangerous for Democrats. Read Ben's piece in The Atlantic here - https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/03/democrats-slopulism-economic-policy/686419/ Ben's work mentioned on CNN - https://x.com/ppi/status/2036874335277703629 Support the podcast and get involved with your local chapter by becoming a member of the Center for New Liberalism. Join at https://cnliberalism.org/become-a-member Got questions? Send us a note at mailbag@cnliberalism.org . Follow us at: https://twitter.com/CNLiberalism https://cnliberalism.org/ https://www.instagram.com/cnliberalism/

People in this episode

Guest: Ben Ritz

Topics covered

• tax policy
• Democratic Party
• budget issues
• political strategy
• economic policy

Keywords

• Democrats
• tax cuts
• slopulism
• budget math
• political danger

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CNN

Books & works: The Atlantic

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