re: Man of the people Bernie Sanders buys third home!

yeah when i wear my "Taxation is theft" gear i sometimes get into random conversations about it and i have to explain that i'm not that hardline anarchist (or "big L" libertarian). it's the redistribution schemes that i have a problem with, and that applies all the way to tax credits and policy-based deductions in our taxation system

NPR's Planet Money actually did a good piece on the labeling/selling of policies a few years back. one of the subjects they used as an example was the mortgage deduction and that was funny to listen to the reaction of people.

the most infuriating policy where people just simply don't get it is medicaid. i can't tell you how many times i've met people who post shite about how they work for a living blah blah on FB and then pop out a new kid and post "anybody know a doctor that accepts a medical card in [area]?"