Reading comments on the piece in the WSJ about Australia I just posted (generally a mistake, I know), and I run across this:

«Let’s hope the Democrats seize on this and pick Crazy Bernie and or AOC as their next candidates.»

https://www.openweb.com/share/2wakhkshxuOW6kk6zwvXgwU7PQA

I can’t tilt at every windmill across that landscape (I kind of expected WSJ subscribers to be a little more clear-thinking but maybe it’s a matter of commenters vs. non-commenters), but I do actually have a thought, which is this:

If AOC, who I generally support, much to my surprise, wants to gain a little more heft as a real presidential possibility, she’ll work on an economic plan and make some boring economic pronouncements.

Maybe lower corporate and income taxes, raise taxes on the wealthy (consumption! mortgages on 2nd homes!), strengthen the IRS, encourage the half of America that doesn’t invest to invest, start talking about a value-added tax, etc., etc. See Planet Money’s 6-point economic plan. (https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2012/07/19/157047211/six-policies-economists-love-and-politicians-hate).