Its a good question, and the answer is it is only 'affordable' with massive pain to the vast majority of your population. I guess if were talking about progressive ideals like ' health is a human right ' , ' UBI', ' college for all', ' minimum wage', etc. Then layer in reality of a highly indebted society and now you are really getting taken for a ride if you vote for any of the above.

I think it would help me if Trey you had a bit more of a definition to your meaning for the word progressive in your ongoing dialogue around this idea. Maybe its just semantics but i dont see how money that is meant to disintermediate the state's central control over people isn't anti-thetical entirely to the progressive movement as-is.