Distributist Progressivism

Distributist Progressivism is a culturally variable, LeftUnity ideology. He supports the widespread ownership of wealth-generating property, human rights, and a market economy. His parents are Jeffersonian Democracy and  Bull Moose Progressivism.

Beliefs
Distributist Progressivism believes the promotion of self-reliance and small-scale commercial activity is necessary for sustaining human rights and republicanism. He sees smaller firms as more innovative, greener, and friendlier to worker's rights; bigger firms, however, corrupt institutions, breed stagnation, are less accountable to workers, and give moneyed interests the loudest voices. As such, he advocates for an enviornment which allows small businesses, worker cooperatives, and local farmers to thrive while discouraging large concentrations in wealth. To achieve this vision, Distributist Progressivism advocates for measures like:
 * Strong(er) anti-trust laws with strict(er) enforcement (trust busting).
 * A tax on the unimproved value of land (land value taxation).
 * Subsidies for small-scale farmers, entrepreneurs, and worker co-ops.
 * Taxing contracts to discourage buying out small businesses.
 * Implementation of a basic income.
 * The abolition or drastic reforms of privleges like limited liabilty or patents.

Many Distributist Progressives are supporters of agrarianism; either idealizing self-reliant farmers, viewing rural societies as stronger and virtuous, or both. Some, though not all, Distributist Progressives are also supporters of an interventionist foreign policy, namely to promote human rights, democracy, and national interests abroad.

Democratic-Republican Party (1790-1845)
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The Progressive Era (1896-1918)
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Ideological Relations
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