This is Why, Despite Everything Else, I am Willing to Vote for Bernie Sanders.

[WildBillKelsoe]

Sorry but this situation is of your own making by supporting "Conservative"policies, refusing to share the American dream with American minorities, supporting segregation and racism.
Now you are in the same position that minorities have always had to deal with in this country, you wouldn't share the pie and voted for the people that have now taken the pie from you.

The United States has more black millionaires thang country on Earth.

It's idiotic to claim black people are being held back by anyone but themselves.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

Besides that, I am also considering/willing to vote for Sanders for his plans to rid our political system of corporate funding that is corrupting and destroying our government.

That is a huge plus and only Cruz, Trump and Carson are even talking about it.

 

[WildBillKelsoe]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

Socialism doesn't work, period. It never has. If it worked, everybody would be doing it.

 

[Rouge Rover]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

I think it's debatable whether or not the alphabet agencies were an economic success and I don't think FDR had any effect at all on our post WWII economy.

 

[Katzndogz]

Between Sanders and Isis, I'd take Isis.

 

[Katzndogz]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

I think it's debatable whether or not the alphabet agencies were an economic success and I don't think FDR had any effect at all on our post WWII economy.

Our post WWII economy had to be dynamic. It was the only functioning economy in the world. There was no competition.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Socialism doesn't work, period. It never has. If it worked, everybody would be doing it.

No, not necessarily.

Firstly, if you look it up, some form of democratic socialism is practiced in every country, including our own.

Secondly, The historical FACT is that SOCIALISM HAS WORKED. This is what made it so popular. In the 1970s it became excessive for many reasons and got scaled back, but it is still a valid theory in its democratic nonMarxist forms.

The first century Christian church practiced a localized form of socialism that 19th century socialism took much inspiration from.

 

[WildBillKelsoe]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

I think it's debatable whether or not the alphabet agencies were an economic success and I don't think FDR had any effect at all on our post WWII economy.

The post WW2 economy took off, because 1 million working age males were taken out of the work force.

 

[JimBowie1958]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

I think it's debatable whether or not the alphabet agencies were an economic success and I don't think FDR had any effect at all on our post WWII economy.

Most of FDRs economic policies were built on and expanded until Reagan took office.

Much went into excess, but we have learned our lessons and can avoid them in the future, three of which would be:

1. Avoid excessive regulation.

2. Never forget that you work for the people.

3. Marxism is ideological poison.

 

[WildBillKelsoe]

Socialism doesn't work, period. It never has. If it worked, everybody would be doing it.

No, not necessarily.

Firstly, if you look it up, some form of democratic socialism is practiced in every country, including our own.

Secondly, The historical FACT is that SOCIALISM HAS WORKED. This is what made it so popular. In the 1970s it became excessive for many reasons and got scaled back, but it is still a valid theory in its democratic nonMarxist forms.

The first century Christian church practiced a localized form of socialism that 19th century socialism took much inspiration from.

Everywhere Socialism has been instituted, it has failed.

 

[Rouge Rover]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

I think it's debatable whether or not the alphabet agencies were an economic success and I don't think FDR had any effect at all on our post WWII economy.

Our post WWII economy had to be dynamic. It was the only functioning economy in the world. There was no competition.

This isn't true. Europe got back to their pre-war GDP levels within 2 or 3 years.

 

[JimBowie1958]

The post WW2 economy took off, because 1 million working age males were taken out of the work force.

???

No, I disagree.

Can you explain how taking people out of the work force helps an economy?

 

[JimBowie1958]

Everywhere Socialism has been instituted, it has failed.

Another unsupported talking point.

I gave you three examples where it did in fact work; Bismarks Germany, FDRs USA and the first century Roman Empire Christian Church.

Where did they fail?

 

[flacaltenn]

Sorry but this situation is of your own making by supporting "Conservative"policies, refusing to share the American dream with American minorities, supporting segregation and racism.
Now you are in the same position that minorities have always had to deal with in this country, you wouldn't share the pie and voted for the people that have now taken the pie from you.

Sorry -- no "pie" for you.. There is no "pie".. Folks can BE successful without stealing from anybody. Because the economy is not a closed system. We might all hate Bill Gates or Oprah -- but you don't have a case for them STEALING from you.

And the OP?? The problem ain't the money honey.. It's the POWER that Congress has usurped from the Constitution to meddle and hold influence over the markets. In THAT environment -- you can't do business without patronage to the "lawmakers".. Remove the power they have over determining what "green peas" look like in the supermarket and the problem goes away.. OBVIOUSLY -- if you MORE POWER to govt (the Bernie way) -- the problem gets astronomically worse..

 

[WildBillKelsoe]

Socialism doesn't work. It never has. Bernie Sanders as president be one more step towards destroying the country.

This is not true. Socialism worked well in Germany for generations, designed under Bismark. In our country FDR's use of democratic socialism put millions to work and helped to sustain a healthy and growing post war economy that has been unparalleled in human history.

Democratic Socialism can work, but it has to restrain itself, much like capitalism must be restrained.

Just because people keep repeating a thing doesnt make it true.

I think it's debatable whether or not the alphabet agencies were an economic success and I don't think FDR had any effect at all on our post WWII economy.

Our post WWII economy had to be dynamic. It was the only functioning economy in the world. There was no competition.

This isn't true. Europe got back to their pre-war GDP levels within 2 or 3 years.

The post WW2 economy took off, because 1 million working age males were taken out of the work force.

???

No, I disagree.

Can you explain how taking people out of the work force helps an economy?

More job openings. It isn't rocket science.

 

[DigitalDrifter]

He's too old.

 

[WildBillKelsoe]

Everywhere Socialism has been instituted, it has failed.

Another unsupported talking point.

I gave you three examples where it did in fact work; Bismarks Germany, FDRs USA and the first century Roman Empire Christian Church.

Where did they fail?

Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
China
Bulgaria
Poland
Cuba
Germany
Venezuela
Czechoslovakia

Should I continue?

 

[rightwinger]

I support many of Sanders proposals

I just don't think he has a prayer of getting them implemented

The guy does care about struggling Americans though and I respect that

 

[Rouge Rover]

Everywhere Socialism has been instituted, it has failed.

Another unsupported talking point.

I gave you three examples where it did in fact work; Bismarks Germany, FDRs USA and the first century Roman Empire Christian Church.

Where did they fail?

You actually haven't. It's your opinion that post-war America was Socialist but I think that's extremely open for debate and are you sure you want to stick with 1st Century Roman Empire Christians?

 

[WildBillKelsoe]

Bernie Sanders wants to tax American businesses to the tune of $6 trillion in 10 years. That will destroy the private sector.