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oh, i think i may see the trouble....
you're somewhat of an idealist (in a sociological sense, not a philosophical or ontological sense).
while i am a recovering pessimist! (but praise God, He is faithful and my mind is being renewed
)
as a woman, wife, mom, grandmom, i really, really don't like war. particularly acutely unnecessary war.
so i'm with you on the cut military spending gig.
did you ever read the book "New Deal or Raw Deal"? it gives a different perspective to FDR's policies.
i think it's quite possible they actually prolonged the depression, and it truly was WW2 that ended it.
as a recovering pessimist, i guess i don't place too much faith in the government as far as cutting waste or getting rid of fraud.
Mark owns a contracting business and one of his contracts is with the local housing authority...
it's tragic the stuff that goes on there.
but... it would be great if that did happen!!
universal single payer sounds okay, but that isn't what Sanders proposes, is it? he wants something more like what they have in Canada and the UK?
'free' college... i just wish it had happened before my kiddos had their education debt.
eh... they mostly went to private schools, anyway.
i'm still not convinced, but i am learning. thank you for taking the time to help with that. ♥
you're somewhat of an idealist (in a sociological sense, not a philosophical or ontological sense).
while i am a recovering pessimist! (but praise God, He is faithful and my mind is being renewed
)as a woman, wife, mom, grandmom, i really, really don't like war. particularly acutely unnecessary war.
so i'm with you on the cut military spending gig.
did you ever read the book "New Deal or Raw Deal"? it gives a different perspective to FDR's policies.
i think it's quite possible they actually prolonged the depression, and it truly was WW2 that ended it.
as a recovering pessimist, i guess i don't place too much faith in the government as far as cutting waste or getting rid of fraud.
Mark owns a contracting business and one of his contracts is with the local housing authority...
it's tragic the stuff that goes on there.
but... it would be great if that did happen!!
universal single payer sounds okay, but that isn't what Sanders proposes, is it? he wants something more like what they have in Canada and the UK?
'free' college... i just wish it had happened before my kiddos had their education debt.
eh... they mostly went to private schools, anyway.
i'm still not convinced, but i am learning. thank you for taking the time to help with that. ♥
the good news is that if you can describe yourself as "recovering" then you are not a complete pessimist!
haha yes, i am an idealist. there are in fact stars in my eyes
Sander's plan is single-payer insurance, not government control of healthcare. i am not sure how the CA system works, but i understand that in the UK doctors are government employees? that is not what Sanders proposes, though he's often accused of that. people tend to just hear "socialist" (leaving off the "democratic" part) and make all the worst assumptions, then accuse him of all those, without finding out if any are true.
here is his healthcare proposal --
https://berniesanders.com/issues/medicare-for-all/
isn't it nice when a candidate actually has a plan, and not just rhetoric?
it even outlines how he thinks we can pay for it.
i've never read that book, but if i get time i'll look for it or something about it.
i'm convinced that any republican president is going to lead us into war. Trump is way to volatile and offensive, and Cruz promises to have the same approach to foreign policy, even if he *might* show more tact. i don't know about Kasich, but just having some sense of the GOP, i expect he's not any different on that issue.
i was convinced of this when Bush jr. was elected, and it turned out to be true, and remain convinced over the last 8 years. to me, that's a bigger issue than a lot of other things.
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Interesting how Republicans and Democrats (under Bush's reign) voted for the bail out of Wall Street and big banks (too big too fail), but that isn't "socialism"... it's only socialism when you help people who either trying to better themselves or are incapable of helping themselves.
Sometimes things aren't black or white... but black, white, and grey. A capitalistic state can thrive with socialistic programs. The US was able to thrive with such hybrid. There absolutely needs to be a hybrid of capitalism and socialism for a state to thrive... capitalism alone is destructive as is complete socialism (and communism). Socialistic programs covers the areas that capitalism fails in (cutthroat business where one person can get ahead at the expense of another man's loss). Both have good, both have bad.
Sometimes things aren't black or white... but black, white, and grey. A capitalistic state can thrive with socialistic programs. The US was able to thrive with such hybrid. There absolutely needs to be a hybrid of capitalism and socialism for a state to thrive... capitalism alone is destructive as is complete socialism (and communism). Socialistic programs covers the areas that capitalism fails in (cutthroat business where one person can get ahead at the expense of another man's loss). Both have good, both have bad.
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No one is asking for the world to pay taxes to the US, all Bernie wants to do is tax the millionaires and billionaires so they pay a higher percentage in taxes than their secretaries. You underestimate the tax breaks they get. Unless Warren Buffet is an evil man with an evil agenda, I see no reason to believe why his tax comparison of his and his secretary is false or inaccurate.
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Fortunately, not even Bernie wants the US to be completely socialist.
I know it's difficult for some to understand, but socialism and capitalism can co-exist. Not only can it... it has for the US for decades.
I know Republicans hate the idea of the state intervening in economics (they will shout "socialism" and/or "communism"), but had the US listened to people like Sanders about Wall Street's lack of regulation along with the corruption of big banks, I don't think there would have been the economic disaster of 2008 that we saw.
I know it's difficult for some to understand, but socialism and capitalism can co-exist. Not only can it... it has for the US for decades.
I know Republicans hate the idea of the state intervening in economics (they will shout "socialism" and/or "communism"), but had the US listened to people like Sanders about Wall Street's lack of regulation along with the corruption of big banks, I don't think there would have been the economic disaster of 2008 that we saw.