As Bernie Sanders Is Showing, This Country Is Much More Progressive Than You Think

[Ferd Berfel]

It's certainly more progressive than Hillary, DWS or any of the Corporatist DLC , Third Party wants to admit.
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http://www.alternet.org/election-2016/bernie-sanders-showing-country-much-more-progressive-you-think


It's true. Even as we descend into an election year defined by right-wing extremism, the numbers simply don't lie.


Despite Republican fear-mongering about big government, Americans “favor taxing the wealthy to expand aid to the poor,” and want Congress to rectify this inequalityby levying “heavy taxes on [the] rich” and increasing rates on people making over $1 million a year.

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Americans also support steep progressive reform on Wall Street, with 50% to 58% of likely voters in favor of breaking up the big financial institutions.

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Americans also support a substantial raise for low-wage workers, with 63% in favor of a $15 minimum wage by 2020, and 75% in favor of $12.50 by the same year. Other polls show that a majority of swing-state Republican voters support an increase, and 69% of working people favor an increase to $15. Concerning workers’ rights, a majority also want to improve scheduling for chain-store and fast-food restaurant employees.
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Hillary: No, We Can't

[randys1]

1. What is crazy is if Hillary would come out tomorrow and sign on to single payer

AND breaking up too big too fail banks, she would not only beat Bernie but easily win the WH.

Then, in reality she and her family lose very little if she actually does it.

They have enough money, it is time to help the rest of us.

[Ferd Berfel]

3. Why would anyone trust Triangualtion like THAT?

GIven THis

[Dem2]

2. As Trump is showing, this country is more "know nothing" than you think.

One can't determine much of anything about this country based on primary politics.

[jeff47]

5. Good thing the article is talking about polling then, instead of primary politics. (nt)

[Dem2]

6. If primary politics isn't silly BECAUSE of polling

then what is?

[jeff47]

8. So how, specifically, is the issue polling "silly"?

Especially since the answers here are about the same as the last 5 or so years.

[orpupilofnature57]

4. People are connecting the dots, Finally !!!

[Uncle Joe]

7. That's a good article.

Thanks for the thread, Ferd Berfel.