Question

Explain the point of view of the authors of the Populist Party platform regarding one of the following:

-Currency
-Taxation
-Election reform
-Organized labor

Answer 1

A currency in the most specific use of the word refers to money in any form when in actual use or circulation as a medium of exchange, especially circulating banknotes and coins

On taxation, the populist party campaigned on a platform of a progressive federal income tax. It called for a graduate income tax whereby the poor pay a lower rate and wealthy would pay a higher rate of tax which would increase as one’s income increased.

Electoral reform is change in electoral systems to improve how public desires are expressed in election results.

The organized step is a collection of professionals who come together to negotiate staff conditions with an employer.

Answer 2

On taxation, the populist party campaigned on a platform of a progressive federal income tax. It called for a graduate income tax whereby the poor pay a lower rate and wealthy would pay a higher rate of tax which would increase as one’s income increased