2020 Election

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  1. scratcho

    scratcho Lifetime Supporter Lifetime Supporter

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    Yeah--they're pretty dumb over there in Sweden, Denmark, England, Australia, Mexico and oh--several others. But we're not smart enough to figure how to get health care for all here.
     
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  2. 6-eyed shaman

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    Is it free? Or does it cost $1.5 trillion? You can't have it both ways.
    Some of those countries have higher capitalism scores than the US. Nice try though.

    Country Rankings: World & Global Economy Rankings on Economic Freedom
     
  3. Meliai

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    You're very pedantic
    Free at the point of service is implied
     
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  5. So the US could possibly have higher "capitalism scores" and also have "socialist" programs like medicare for all. Or do we just suck.......
     
  6. The point being what we've been trying to tell you for years now: democratic socialism is not socialism and is not the opposite of capitalism.
     
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  7. Meliai

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    I feel like he's thisclose to getting it.
    You can do it, 6!
     
  8. Tyrsonswood

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    No... No he isn't
     
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  10. Bernie: I am a proponent of democratic socialism, and what I mean by that is countries like Denmark.
    6: But they rank high on capitalist scores, and you're a socialist, as you prove through your support of universal healthcare, which is what these countries high on the capitalist rankings have.

    And so on and so forth. You see what I am doing here.
     
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  11. Pete's Draggin'

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    I like Mike's new campaign commercial with executive women that work for him defending Mike.

    He definitely needs that commercial to give him a boost with voters
     
  12. 6-eyed shaman

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    That's just how the propagandists play their game of Bait and Switch, and it's quite sad how many of you fall for it.

    Free healthcare
    Free education
    Free student loan forgiveness
    Free transgender surgeries
    Free feminine products
    Free abortions
    Free shit
    Free anything you want if you vote for me!

    Oh, by the way, that'll cost you and the rest of the taxpayers X much money

    Thanks for your vote, sucka!
     
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  13. 6-eyed shaman

    6-eyed shaman Sock-eye salmon

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    "Free at the point of service"

    That's a good one. You should write for Seth Meyers
     
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  14. everything bagel

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    I would. I wanna do "Jokes Seth Can't Tell" with him
     
  15. Gul Dukat

    Gul Dukat Kanar, anyone?

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    Did you notice though, that the people who do support these plans understand already that things require money at some point and that your issue seems to be with... political messaging? I don't know if that's a battle worth fighting. Just saying.
     
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  16. scratcho

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    AS soon as the HUGE companies quit dodging taxes (and even get money BACK from the government) , close up the loop holes,etc, we could do many things for the general population that seem unreachable now. The list was in here some time back. And this will never happen with repub-fuck you--licans in control.
     
  17. soulcompromise

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    Exactly right. I feel like we should warm up to the idea of social programs. In other countries everybody pays taxes for that; not just rich folks and corporations. At this point though the mere mention of higher taxes sends many people into a fury. I think what should be commonly understood is that the taxes absolutely without a doubt will pay for medical exams and maybe food stamps or something.
     
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  18. everything bagel

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    god I miss Andrew Yang
     
  19. Gul Dukat

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    It would have been cool to have a President Yang.
    Is it wrong the sound of that makes me chuckle? It’s just juvenile, right?

    I can live with juvenile.
     
  20. soulcompromise

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    I like his 'Math' thing... that's so funny, 'cause what we discuss in sociology of race & ethnicity is the stereotypes that people attribute without realizing it to different groups. Like for instance that African Americans can dance. Or, in this case, Asians are good at math. :laughing: Lol @ Andrew Yang with the 'math' thing...
     
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