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Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:00 am to Celery
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I'm not making an argument for socialism. I'm making an argument that there is no conflict with being wealthy and being socialist.
Fair enough, but that doesn't detract from the point that Bernie pretends to be a little guy and decries the rich.
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 2:02 am
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:01 am to Revelator
He was raking in the loot as the Burlington mayor. Then when he served in the House of Reps...making it rain. Come on now.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:01 am to Celery
Yeah. That's how Socialism ends up working. It's the ultimate unequal distributor of wealth. Couple of cats roll nice while everyone else is "equal."
This board is collecting a-hole at a high rate.
This board is collecting a-hole at a high rate.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:03 am to InTheDetails
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I own two houses at 36 and never made six figs so what's the problem?
Sanders has been a senator since 2007 I believe.
Plus he was able to buy the house because his wife had some extra money after flipping a home she inherited from her parents.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:04 am to Revelator
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Every time someone wants to make an argument for socialism, they invariably talk about one of the Scandinavian countries.
Which they've usually never visited or researched on their own.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:05 am to Revelator
Does he hate the rich? Or does he just hate the ones that impede legislation that would benifit the poor more than the wealthy.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:07 am to Revelator
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It wouldn't trouble me at all if Bernie didn't pretend that he's one of the little people and offended by the rich. He's a classic hypocrite.
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Sanders, an outspoken advocate for the working class who spent his 2016 presidential primary campaign railing against income inequality, remains one of the poorer members of Congress, and his net worth is among the lowest in the Senate. His 2014 tax returns revealed that he and Jane made $205,617 that year, the bulk of which came from Sanders’s $174,000 Senate salary.
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Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:09 am to Celery
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that there is no conflict with being wealthy and being socialist.
Only if you're the ruling class.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:11 am to Celery
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I'm making an argument that there is no conflict with being wealthy and being socialist.
It's the socialistic programs in our Governent that have us bankrupted. Medicare, Medicaid, Welfare, Social Security, etc.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:12 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Only if you're the ruling class
That's not far different from now. Our leaders are mostly wealthy to super-wealthy. Our President is a billionaire and getting richer everyday. Possibly using executive privilege to better his businesses.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:13 am to Revelator
My parents have 4 houses and they are not rich.
My sister-in-law has one house and it is paid four. It's worth at least 1.5 million. She is rich, her and her husband works for the federal government and they are related to aextremely conservative (R) state senator.
My sister-in-law has one house and it is paid four. It's worth at least 1.5 million. She is rich, her and her husband works for the federal government and they are related to aextremely conservative (R) state senator.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:15 am to Celery
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That's not far different from now
So, socialism really doesn't solve inequality. Who would have thought?
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:19 am to RogerTheShrubber
I doubt any thing actually solves inequality. That's the intent however, I'm sure.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:25 am to Celery
Well, it's one of the goals. It turns into an Animal Farm like scenario however.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:34 am to Scoop
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Yeah. That's how Socialism ends up working. It's the ultimate unequal distributor of wealth. Couple of cats roll nice while everyone else is "equal."
I love how we pretend that capitalism is perfect and that it doesn't produce a couple fat cats (relative to the rest of the population) who live it up while the rest of us pick up the crumbs. Yea that doesn't happen in a capitalistic environment.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:37 am to Scoop
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Let's put some demographics on a ship and send them to Scandinavia and see how fast that shot works out.
Of course you found a way to blame minorities
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:42 am to The_Duke
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I love how we pretend that capitalism is perfect and that it doesn't produce a couple fat cats (relative to the rest of the population) who live it up while the rest of us pick up the crumbs. Yea that doesn't happen in a capitalistic environment
Capitalists don't apologize for success. It's a competitive environment, something apparently you're unnacustomed to.
This post was edited on 3/19/17 at 2:45 am
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:45 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Capitalists don't apologize for success.
Well, I guess socialist shouldn't either.
Posted on 3/19/17 at 2:46 am to The_Duke
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Well, I guess socialist shouldn't either
That would clash with their ideology.
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