Bernie’s Economic Bill Of Rights Taken Nearly Verbatim From Stalin’s 1936 Soviet Constitution

[bripat9643]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

That's pure fantasy. We never made any such pact, moron. In 1789 we actually did make a pact that said the government would leave people alone. Ever since people like you have done everything possible to run everyone's life.

 

[bripat9643]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

Nice, economic policy through blackmail. That saves the guns and brute force for later when this policy fails. Always keep a backup villain in your pocket eh comrade?

No blackmail
Carrot and the Stick

Having the wealthiest nation on earth take care of their people is well within our means. We can afford a $1.5 trillion tax cut, we can afford to take care of our citizens

Who is we? I don’t see you offering to do anything but hold your hand out while a politician holds someone else at gun point. You’re amazing generous with other people’s stuff. Even in a country where the poor have smart phones, flatscreens, and plenty of food. No thanks to you.

We the People of the United States

Pure horseshit.

 

[bripat9643]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

Nice, economic policy through blackmail. That saves the guns and brute force for later when this policy fails. Always keep a backup villain in your pocket eh comrade?

No blackmail
Carrot and the Stick

Having the wealthiest nation on earth take care of their people is well within our means. We can afford a $1.5 trillion tax cut, we can afford to take care of our citizens

"Carrot and stick" is just another way of saying "extortion." Who gave you the authority to use the stick on people who decline to do what you want?

Again, who is this "we?"

 

[rightwinger]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

That's pure fantasy. We never made any such pact, moron. In 1789 we actually did make a pact that said the government would leave people alone. Ever since people like you have done everything possible to run everyone's life.

Time to make business an offer they can’t refuse
If they enjoy all those supply side benefits, they better start trickling down

I don’t think Bernie is that fond of Supply Side, neither is Liz Warren

 

[bripat9643]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

That's pure fantasy. We never made any such pact, moron. In 1789 we actually did make a pact that said the government would leave people alone. Ever since people like you have done everything possible to run everyone's life.

Time to make business an offer they can’t refuse
If they enjoy all those supply side benefits, they better start trickling down

I don’t think Bernie is that fond of Supply Side, neither is Liz Warren

It's good that you put it in terms that make it obvious what it is: extortion. You're conducting a hold up.

There is no such thing as "supply side benefits." That's like saying not beating you up every day is a benefit.

You're a thug, pure and simple. You just made that plain as day.

 

[22lcidw]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

That's pure fantasy. We never made any such pact, moron. In 1789 we actually did make a pact that said the government would leave people alone. Ever since people like you have done everything possible to run everyone's life.

Time to make business an offer they can’t refuse
If they enjoy all those supply side benefits, they better start trickling down

I don’t think Bernie is that fond of Supply Side, neither is Liz Warren

Fiat currency was not part of the constitution. Many battles over that. Easier for wars to.

 

[Rustic]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

That's pure fantasy. We never made any such pact, moron. In 1789 we actually did make a pact that said the government would leave people alone. Ever since people like you have done everything possible to run everyone's life.

Time to make business an offer they can’t refuse
If they enjoy all those supply side benefits, they better start trickling down

I don’t think Bernie is that fond of Supply Side, neither is Liz Warren

 

[rightwinger]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

That's pure fantasy. We never made any such pact, moron. In 1789 we actually did make a pact that said the government would leave people alone. Ever since people like you have done everything possible to run everyone's life.

Time to make business an offer they can’t refuse
If they enjoy all those supply side benefits, they better start trickling down

I don’t think Bernie is that fond of Supply Side, neither is Liz Warren

It's good that you put it in terms that make it obvious what it is: extortion. You're conducting a hold up.

There is no such thing as "supply side benefits." That's like saying not beating you up every day is a benefit.

You're a thug, pure and simple. You just made that plain as day.

Was it a hold up when corporate America had their taxes slashed and gave nothing in return?

Seems only when the economic scales shift in the other direction that you claim it is a holdup

Since there are no supply side benefits...we might as well end them

 

[westwall]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

Until the money runs out and then what? Venezuela had wealth beyond compare, and socialism destroyed it. Tell us how a government, that is inherently incompetent, fairly distribute wealth? They have had multiple attempts, and every single one of them has failed.

 

[Jitss617]

Never saw that coming, did you?


Bernie Sanders' 'Economic Bill of Rights' Taken Nearly Verbatim From Stalin's 1936 Soviet Constitution

Sad. So used to being robbed by the plutocrats you think that's how it's supposed to be.

WTF do you think socialism is, dumbass.

Apparently socialism is anything you people don't like.

If it helps business, it’s PATRIOTISM
If it helps the people, it’s SOCIALISM

If it kills 100 million people it’s socialism..

 

[Jitss617]

Democrats how will you feed republicans and blacks under socialism?

 

[rightwinger]

The Bill of Rights that establishes once and for all that every American, regardless of his or her income in entitled to:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

OMG!

I can see why conservatives would be outraged

Impressive list from Bernie

But how can we pay for it?

In the early 80s, we made a pact with the wealthy and with business. We will take care of you and you will do what is best for the workers. They never did, they just kept the extra money. Worker pay and benefits have not increased and benefits have decreased

So let’s turn to business and make an offer they can’t refuse. You take care of your workers and offer them pay and benefits on Bernie’s list and you can keep those nice tax cuts. If not, we will repeal them and provide those benefits on your behalf

Until the money runs out and then what? Venezuela had wealth beyond compare, and socialism destroyed it. Tell us how a government, that is inherently incompetent, fairly distribute wealth? They have had multiple attempts, and every single one of them has failed.

The government does not take from the rich and give to the poor. But they examine policies and expenditures and look at who benefits and who is hurt. Supply Side policies have hurt the workers and allowed our wealthiest to claim a bigger piece of the pie

Now, why are our policies centered on helping those who do not need it?

 

[skookerasbil]

Well thank God for the electoral college........makes the election of Sanders close to impossible because he flips the bird at the 2nd Amendment. Wont fly in states you need to get to 270. So while debating the economic plans of the candidates is interesting and fun, its about as useful as a discussion of life plans for people attending a Grateful Dead concert.

 

[jc456]

Never saw that coming, did you?


Bernie Sanders' 'Economic Bill of Rights' Taken Nearly Verbatim From Stalin's 1936 Soviet Constitution

Bernie's economic bill of rights:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Soviet constitution:

ARTICLE 118. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to work, that is, are guaranteed the right to employment and payment for their work in accordance with its quantity and quality.

ARTICLE 119. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to rest and leisure. The right to rest and leisure is ensured by the reduction of the working day to seven hours for the overwhelming majority of the workers, the institution of annual vacations with full pay for workers and employees and the provision of a wide network of sanatoria, rest homes and clubs for the accommodation of the working people.

ARTICLE 120. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to maintenance in old age and also in case of sickness or loss of capacity to work. This right is ensured by the extensive development of social insurance of workers and employees at state expense, free medical service for the working people and the provision of a wide network of health resorts for the use of the working people.

ARTICLE 121. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to education. This right is ensured by universal, compulsory elementary education; by education, including higher education, being free of charge; by the system of state stipends for the overwhelming majority of students in the universities and colleges; by instruction in schools being conducted in the native language, and by the organization in the factories, state farms, machine and tractor stations and collective farms of free vocational, technical and agronomic training for the working people.

ARTICLE 122. Women in the U.S.S.R. are accorded equal rights with men in all spheres of economic, state, cultural, social and political life. The possibility of exercising these rights is ensured to women by granting them an equal right with men to work, payment for work, rest and leisure, social insurance and education, and by state protection of the interests of mother and child, prematernity and maternity leave with full pay, and the provision of a wide network of maternity homes, nurseries and kindergartens.

Hardly "verbatim".

And which of these do you think is particularly communist?

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Bullshit. every fking american citizen has the right to all of that. whether one chooses to step out and take it is the issue. No rewards for being a slacker. That's bernie's fued.

 

[Crepitus]

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Yes, that's exactly what Bernie and I are saying.

 

[jc456]

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Yes, that's exactly what Bernie and I are saying.

Name someone who doesn't have those rights. go for it, let's discuss. this will be fun.

 

[rightwinger]

Never saw that coming, did you?


Bernie Sanders' 'Economic Bill of Rights' Taken Nearly Verbatim From Stalin's 1936 Soviet Constitution

Bernie's economic bill of rights:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Soviet constitution:

ARTICLE 118. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to work, that is, are guaranteed the right to employment and payment for their work in accordance with its quantity and quality.

ARTICLE 119. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to rest and leisure. The right to rest and leisure is ensured by the reduction of the working day to seven hours for the overwhelming majority of the workers, the institution of annual vacations with full pay for workers and employees and the provision of a wide network of sanatoria, rest homes and clubs for the accommodation of the working people.

ARTICLE 120. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to maintenance in old age and also in case of sickness or loss of capacity to work. This right is ensured by the extensive development of social insurance of workers and employees at state expense, free medical service for the working people and the provision of a wide network of health resorts for the use of the working people.

ARTICLE 121. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to education. This right is ensured by universal, compulsory elementary education; by education, including higher education, being free of charge; by the system of state stipends for the overwhelming majority of students in the universities and colleges; by instruction in schools being conducted in the native language, and by the organization in the factories, state farms, machine and tractor stations and collective farms of free vocational, technical and agronomic training for the working people.

ARTICLE 122. Women in the U.S.S.R. are accorded equal rights with men in all spheres of economic, state, cultural, social and political life. The possibility of exercising these rights is ensured to women by granting them an equal right with men to work, payment for work, rest and leisure, social insurance and education, and by state protection of the interests of mother and child, prematernity and maternity leave with full pay, and the provision of a wide network of maternity homes, nurseries and kindergartens.

Hardly "verbatim".

And which of these do you think is particularly communist?

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Bullshit. every fking american citizen has the right to all of that. whether one chooses to step out and take it is the issue. No rewards for being a slacker. That's bernie's fued.

No they don’t

Americans used to call this the American Dream
The ability to get a good paying job, work reasonable hours, be taken care of if you are sick, buy a house, send your kids to college......someday retire

That dream has eroded

 

[Weatherman2020]

Never saw that coming, did you?


Bernie Sanders' 'Economic Bill of Rights' Taken Nearly Verbatim From Stalin's 1936 Soviet Constitution

Bernie's economic bill of rights:

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Soviet constitution:

ARTICLE 118. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to work, that is, are guaranteed the right to employment and payment for their work in accordance with its quantity and quality.

ARTICLE 119. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to rest and leisure. The right to rest and leisure is ensured by the reduction of the working day to seven hours for the overwhelming majority of the workers, the institution of annual vacations with full pay for workers and employees and the provision of a wide network of sanatoria, rest homes and clubs for the accommodation of the working people.

ARTICLE 120. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to maintenance in old age and also in case of sickness or loss of capacity to work. This right is ensured by the extensive development of social insurance of workers and employees at state expense, free medical service for the working people and the provision of a wide network of health resorts for the use of the working people.

ARTICLE 121. Citizens of the U.S.S.R. have the right to education. This right is ensured by universal, compulsory elementary education; by education, including higher education, being free of charge; by the system of state stipends for the overwhelming majority of students in the universities and colleges; by instruction in schools being conducted in the native language, and by the organization in the factories, state farms, machine and tractor stations and collective farms of free vocational, technical and agronomic training for the working people.

ARTICLE 122. Women in the U.S.S.R. are accorded equal rights with men in all spheres of economic, state, cultural, social and political life. The possibility of exercising these rights is ensured to women by granting them an equal right with men to work, payment for work, rest and leisure, social insurance and education, and by state protection of the interests of mother and child, prematernity and maternity leave with full pay, and the provision of a wide network of maternity homes, nurseries and kindergartens.

Hardly "verbatim".

And which of these do you think is particularly communist?

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Bullshit. every fking american citizen has the right to all of that. whether one chooses to step out and take it is the issue. No rewards for being a slacker. That's bernie's fued.

No they don’t

Americans used to call this the American Dream
The ability to get a good paying job, work reasonable hours, be taken care of if you are sick, buy a house, send your kids to college......someday retire

That dream has eroded

I grew up in poverty and retired wealthy in my 50's.

God Bless America and Capitalism.

 

[bripat9643]

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Yes, that's exactly what Bernie and I are saying.

Thank god we don't.

 

[Crepitus]

so you're saying that today all of americans don't have,

• The right to a decent job that pays a living wage
• The right to quality health care
• The right to a complete education
• The right to affordable housing
• The right to a clean environment
• The right to a secure retirement

Yes, that's exactly what Bernie and I are saying.

Name someone who doesn't have those rights. go for it, let's discuss. this will be fun.

Pick almost anyone who works at Walmart, and is so low paid still gets food stamps.