Tonight, half a dozen Democratic candidates will participate in the seventh campaign debate. With three weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, the field has narrowed, with both Sen. Cory Booker and former HUD Secretary Julian Castro recently dropping out.
Unfortunately, the thinning of the field has also meant a thinning of debate topics. When it comes to the economy, Democrats seem to be stuck on how much to tax wealth rather than how to help create wealth. That's a common charge against Democrats during any election campaign, but it has particular urgency right now.
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