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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Sanders is losing the Democratic Primary because no one over 30 trusts him.. [View all]ljm2002
(10,751 posts)200. Your first sentence is erroneous...
...to wit: " College-age voters believe college can be free, even though Sanders have not given a detailed plan-oh except raising taxes on the middle class."
Yes he has given a detailed plan:
https://berniesanders.com/issues/its-time-to-make-college-tuition-free-and-debt-free/
And no it is not paid for by raising taxes on the middle class:
FULLY PAID FOR BY IMPOSING A TAX ON WALL STREET SPECULATORS.
The cost of this $75 billion a year plan is fully paid for by imposing a tax of a fraction of a percent on Wall Street speculators who nearly destroyed the economy seven years ago. More than 1,000 economists have endorsed a tax on Wall Street speculation and today some 40 countries throughout the world have imposed a similar tax including Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, and China. If the taxpayers of this country could bailout Wall Street in 2008, we can make public colleges and universities tuition free and debt free throughout the country.
The cost of this $75 billion a year plan is fully paid for by imposing a tax of a fraction of a percent on Wall Street speculators who nearly destroyed the economy seven years ago. More than 1,000 economists have endorsed a tax on Wall Street speculation and today some 40 countries throughout the world have imposed a similar tax including Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, and China. If the taxpayers of this country could bailout Wall Street in 2008, we can make public colleges and universities tuition free and debt free throughout the country.
Since you cannot get even basic facts right, your polemic is duly noted and given the weight it is due: nothing, nada, zero, zilch.
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Bernie Sanders is losing the Democratic Primary because no one over 30 trusts him.. [View all]
asuhornets
Apr 2016
OP
Well then Hilly better get to vetting. He's about to be gaining on her again.
Ed Suspicious
Apr 2016
#253
Try looking for ways to make it work instead of dismissing the goal out of hand
Armstead
Apr 2016
#15
Yup... that's why more and more American students are bailing to go to school in Europe.
SheenaR
Apr 2016
#100
Hillary wants 10 billion to expand the drug war and a manhattan project to break iphone encryption
Warren DeMontague
Apr 2016
#155
Not without tapping into the MIC which Sanders wont do, he's not credible and we know that
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#263
So you are trying to tell me that the San Diego Convention Center, which held 13K people
nadinbrzezinski
Apr 2016
#213
How embarassingly wrong. I'm nearly twice that age and I remember real Democrats.
lagomorph777
Apr 2016
#10
out of curiosity do you think the country needs to be more right wing and if that is a good thing?
hollysmom
Apr 2016
#212
I'm 64 and I've trusted him since the 90's -- I trust the Clintons as far as I can throw them
Armstead
Apr 2016
#12
Yup, that just about sums it up. Ironic variation on the old '60s slogan:
Surya Gayatri
Apr 2016
#16
I don't think it's a matter of trust. Perhaps what you are saying is that people
The_Casual_Observer
Apr 2016
#18
I'm thinking it's more about vision and ideals than the practical mechanics of it.
The_Casual_Observer
Apr 2016
#63
OK, more skeptical especially seeing he's not going after MIC funding. There's no need to raise
uponit7771
Apr 2016
#264
Plus, we know he wasn't a democrat until very recently and he joined the party for exposure. nt
BreakfastClub
Apr 2016
#20
I'm 72 and certainly don't trust Hillary with the office of president.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Apr 2016
#35
Not true and blanket statements are what I expect from Trump and his supporters.
Unicorn
Apr 2016
#39
"You know he is pandering to young voters naivete" you are delusional on this point..
berniepdx420
Apr 2016
#57
Wow - I always thought I was over 30 but now thanks to this - I am YOUNG AGAIN!
Nanjeanne
Apr 2016
#89
I think they trust him....they just dont' trust him to win...just like when we voted Kerry over Dean
hollowdweller
Apr 2016
#90
You think the typical 35 year old supporters Bernie or Hillary? Come on now
MillennialDem
Apr 2016
#94
Don't you dare speak for me. I'm way older than you and I support Bernie.
CharlotteVale
Apr 2016
#109
Bernie has a better honest and trustworthy rating with those over 30 than Hillary
jfern
Apr 2016
#115
Bernie Sanders is losing the Democratic Primary because no one over 30 trusts him..
jmousso75
Apr 2016
#117
And I call you part of the problem, A millionaire is promising you that she is going to reign down
insta8er
Apr 2016
#129
Pablo Escobar was wealthy, but he was a POS. It is how the wealth has been acquired
insta8er
Apr 2016
#142
You see that's the problem, if you read my post you would have figured that out
insta8er
Apr 2016
#161
"no one over 30 trusts him." NO ONE? Fucking bloody hell. Get a bigger brush why don't you.
cherokeeprogressive
Apr 2016
#135
He is paying a 13% tax rate and all the rest of us are shouldering a much higher rate. His free off
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#141
What really gets me is his preaching, on socialism. His first two decades of adult life he did not
seabeyond
Apr 2016
#197
I don't think she's going to win a single county within 200 miles of the pacific. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2016
#186
I think the opposite is true. A degree of senility is necessary to truly believe Clinton. n/t
lumberjack_jeff
Apr 2016
#160
Why do you post shit like this? I am 60 & I am the youngest in a circle of friends that are voting
jillan
Apr 2016
#177
You are saying that no one over the age of 30 trusts Bernie and that is a flat out lie.
jillan
Apr 2016
#191
I'm over 2x30 and trust him beyond dispute. He is the most honest politician in this Nation.
99Forever
Apr 2016
#189
Got that wrong, me and most people I know my age (well over 30) are for Bernie.
All in it together
Apr 2016
#246
I'm 41 and I must be the exception. Except my mom voted for Bernie. She's 62.
Ed Suspicious
Apr 2016
#252
I'm over 30 and I trust him. Kind of negates your premise of "no one" over 30 trusts him.
EndElectoral
Apr 2016
#278