That is the problem with Bernie. His humanitarian ideas are good but it always comes down to someone has to pay for them. His other problem is politicians need to be pragmatists. A lone ranger can’t get things done. He needs broad support from the Congress and that isn’t very likely to happen with a socialist agenda. He will end up making angry speeches for his term and end up getting very little done.
I’m surprised the label “Socialist” hasn’t already knocked Sanders out of the running. Maybe people are confusing it with “Socialite.” .Can you visualize the GOP political ads against Sanders if by some fluke he wins the Democratic nomination? No doubt, they would have pictures of him yelling out slogans, with ghost images of Lenin, Stalin, and Mao laughing in the background; and prisoners in Siberia representing ordinary Americans struggling under the tax burden to pay for socialist programs. Socialist: soon to be a dirty name right up there with Liberal! Ptui! .The fun never ends.
Bernie will raise taxes on the rich, upper middle class, and the regular middle class. He greatly underestimates the amount of new taxes he will need for his ‘socialist paradise’. He cannot think beyond the New Deal or Great Society. Hillary Clinton is a far better choice.
That should have been Pelosi… The Democrats have always wanted a fairer tax system. Democrats have always wanted health care for all. Just as Obama promised – the individual savings would off-set the tax increase. However, we have seen what happens when the other side throws a monkey wrench into these plans. That being said – who do you think could go to Washington in this climate and get anything done?
I love Bernie. I distrust, and like many Americans, don’t really like HRC that much, though she is by far the best qualified of any candidate, of any party, in this little soirée. She now has my vote and my wholehearted, if not enthusiastic, support. Even with her ties to big business, Hillary will have our backs better than anyone else-so she’s the one. Bernie broke all ten commandents of running for office by telling the truth about taxes. Of course Mondale’s one state landslide came immediately to mind. And even moderate libs like Chris Matthews can’t bring themselves to tell the truth about Bernie’s statements. A few nights ago he had a young man in front of his mic and kept hounding the young fellow about where the money was going to come from to pay for all this (essential) stuff, He knows, like any of us who are realists, that only a very tiny % of our bloated military budget would cover it all! But to understand that you have to be able to hold 2 complimentary ideas in your head at once, and the American voter is not capable of that. So goodbye Bernie. You were honest, my friend, and that is the death knell for a politician.
I distinctly remember Ronald Reagan on television one night, live, in which he announced tax cuts for the wealthy. He went on to TAKE AWAY many tax deductions and exemptions, used mostly by the middle class, such as interest on credit card debt, home mortgages, etc. At the end, he shuffled his papers, and looking right into the camera, announced “There’s no more free rides!” That was probably the THIRD biggest lie we ever heard from this man, after the “trickle-down” effect, and that “Government IS the problem!”It is truly amazing, the damage one person can inflict upon the world.
Bernie needs to learn that nobody reads, and that political cartoonists would rather spread “common knowledge” and then go get a beer than put in the effort to explain “the facts of what’s going on.”
Having a sensible policy that benefits people is a waste of time. You can’t even get to the voters without passing through the hands of lazy cartoonists.
No, 38lowell. And the Confederacy didn’t support abolition, the Romans didn’t have iPads and the Incas were not from Japan. Any other bits of history you’re confused about?
Gypsy8 over 8 years ago
First rule of conservative politics – Lie to the electorate about paying the bills.
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 8 years ago
Yes, didn’t work for Mondale either.
Theodore E. Lind Premium Member over 8 years ago
That is the problem with Bernie. His humanitarian ideas are good but it always comes down to someone has to pay for them. His other problem is politicians need to be pragmatists. A lone ranger can’t get things done. He needs broad support from the Congress and that isn’t very likely to happen with a socialist agenda. He will end up making angry speeches for his term and end up getting very little done.
emptc12 over 8 years ago
I’m surprised the label “Socialist” hasn’t already knocked Sanders out of the running. Maybe people are confusing it with “Socialite.” .Can you visualize the GOP political ads against Sanders if by some fluke he wins the Democratic nomination? No doubt, they would have pictures of him yelling out slogans, with ghost images of Lenin, Stalin, and Mao laughing in the background; and prisoners in Siberia representing ordinary Americans struggling under the tax burden to pay for socialist programs. Socialist: soon to be a dirty name right up there with Liberal! Ptui! .The fun never ends.
WestNYC Premium Member over 8 years ago
Bernie will raise taxes on the rich, upper middle class, and the regular middle class. He greatly underestimates the amount of new taxes he will need for his ‘socialist paradise’. He cannot think beyond the New Deal or Great Society. Hillary Clinton is a far better choice.
Mr. Blawt over 8 years ago
That should have been Pelosi… The Democrats have always wanted a fairer tax system. Democrats have always wanted health care for all. Just as Obama promised – the individual savings would off-set the tax increase. However, we have seen what happens when the other side throws a monkey wrench into these plans. That being said – who do you think could go to Washington in this climate and get anything done?
greenearthman over 8 years ago
I love Bernie. I distrust, and like many Americans, don’t really like HRC that much, though she is by far the best qualified of any candidate, of any party, in this little soirée. She now has my vote and my wholehearted, if not enthusiastic, support. Even with her ties to big business, Hillary will have our backs better than anyone else-so she’s the one. Bernie broke all ten commandents of running for office by telling the truth about taxes. Of course Mondale’s one state landslide came immediately to mind. And even moderate libs like Chris Matthews can’t bring themselves to tell the truth about Bernie’s statements. A few nights ago he had a young man in front of his mic and kept hounding the young fellow about where the money was going to come from to pay for all this (essential) stuff, He knows, like any of us who are realists, that only a very tiny % of our bloated military budget would cover it all! But to understand that you have to be able to hold 2 complimentary ideas in your head at once, and the American voter is not capable of that. So goodbye Bernie. You were honest, my friend, and that is the death knell for a politician.
moosemin over 8 years ago
I distinctly remember Ronald Reagan on television one night, live, in which he announced tax cuts for the wealthy. He went on to TAKE AWAY many tax deductions and exemptions, used mostly by the middle class, such as interest on credit card debt, home mortgages, etc. At the end, he shuffled his papers, and looking right into the camera, announced “There’s no more free rides!” That was probably the THIRD biggest lie we ever heard from this man, after the “trickle-down” effect, and that “Government IS the problem!”It is truly amazing, the damage one person can inflict upon the world.
Tarredandfeathered over 8 years ago
It’s Raise Taxes on Billionaires and it is proving to be an Amazingly Popular idea.
Uncle Joe Premium Member over 8 years ago
Tax cuts trump deficit concerns for leading GOP candidates
Michael Peterson Premium Member over 8 years ago
Bernie needs to learn that nobody reads, and that political cartoonists would rather spread “common knowledge” and then go get a beer than put in the effort to explain “the facts of what’s going on.”
Having a sensible policy that benefits people is a waste of time. You can’t even get to the voters without passing through the hands of lazy cartoonists.
Funny_Ha_Ha over 8 years ago
I think he’s lying. He’s got my vote!
38lowell over 8 years ago
Were’t the NAZI’s socialists too, like Bernie??
Michael Peterson Premium Member over 8 years ago
No, 38lowell. And the Confederacy didn’t support abolition, the Romans didn’t have iPads and the Incas were not from Japan. Any other bits of history you’re confused about?