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    It is not the case that The New Deal, post-war social democracy, and antitrust legislation demonstrate that redistributive reform is achievable through electoral mechanisms within capitalist frameworks.

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    • 1.These reforms followed unprecedented crises (Depression, WWII) and capital weakness—conditions unlikely to recur, limiting their model's generalizability.
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    • 2.Since 1980, despite electoral continuity in democracies, redistributive policy reversed substantially, suggesting capitalism's structural logic ultimately constrains reform.
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    • 3.Capital mobility and corporate political power have grown asymmetrically relative to labor organization, making future redistributive gains via elections increasingly implausible.
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    • 1.The New Deal, postwar social democracy, and antitrust enforcement demonstrably reduced inequality and expanded material welfare through democratic processes.
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    • 2.These reforms persisted across multiple electoral cycles, suggesting durable political coalitions can sustain redistributive policy within capitalism.
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    • 3.No historical alternative system has achieved comparable living standards for working populations, indicating electoral capitalism remains most effective mechanism.
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