What are the best LIBERAL frames?

[iconoclastNYC]

I've read Lakoff's book and I still don't know of any of them. It'd be really cool if we had a DU brainstorming session and could think of good frames for issues like:

TAXATION - republicans have : "It's your money"
HEALTHCARE - republicans say : "democrats want to nationalize the largest aspect of our economy"
EDUCATION - "Leave no child behind"
DEFENSE SPENDING
Etc...etc.

[DemInDistress]

1. I'll add this

Verified Voter Paper Trails...No more tax cuts for the "Filthy Rich"
Transparency in Government.

[annabanana]

2. the opposite to all these Republican arguements is the same

A Caring Community. To be an American is to care about other Americans. We care about their health, their education, their protection, their infrastructure (admittedly not a "cosy" word).

We can do wonderful things when we work together, and band together to pay for the best.... the best for America.

[iconoclastNYC]

5. I don't believe these are frames.

And if they are they are not as good as the Republican frames. Why can't the left come up with catchy frames.

[moodforaday]

3. Taxes buy me civilization

I forget who said it, but it makes a good point.

[cmd]

4. Democratic Party = Home

Where everyone who has been deceived is welcomed with open arms. Where you are loved unconditionally. Where we keep you safe and secure.

[PeaceProgProsp]

6. Here

Taxation: people who benefit a great deal from society should expect to contribute a little more of what they gained back to society in order to keep it going. Also, the more you make, the less valuable another dollar in income is to you, so to equitably distribute the burden, we can't charge poor people the same in tax on a dollar in income that we tax the wealthy.

Healthcare: To make every other part of the economy work better, we need to make sure everyone has access to healthcare. Also, in a society that manages to create so much wealth it is unethical to let so many live in misery when we have the money and the technology to alleviate that misery.

Education: When you have nothing to sell but your labor (when you aren't born wealthy or don't have assets you can buy and sell, and you don't get stock options) the best way to make sure your labor is as valuable and productive as possible, is through an education. As Thomas Jefferson said, roughly, America is a nation of diamonds in the rough. You never know where the next brilliant idea or hard worker will come from, so we better make sure we provide an opportunity for everyone, no matter how poor, to maximize their potential.

Defense Spending: Democrats care about defense, but they also care about (1) making sure America is a good and strong country by makng sure each American is as strong ass possible, and (2) making sure America stands for ideas that are worth defending, and all of them have to do with being against empire rather than being imperial.

[LSK]

7. thats the problem

Republicans have issues down to one small sentence. We need shorter catch phrases that frame our issues.

[PeaceProgProsp]

8. Progressives believe that we're all better off when we're all better off.

We believe in equality of opportunity on a level playing field.

We believe that you have to reach out and help your neighbor when your neighbor is suffering because that's what it means to live in a society.