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liberal_at_heart

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10. A living wage, not a minimum wage.

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2014, 05:02 PM

Dec 2014

Education, living wages, unions, single payer healthcare, pensions, Social Security. I would love to see Sanders challenge both the Republicans and the Democrats on the economic issues. We need someone to speak for the people and so far Sanders is one of the only ones doing that.

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Bernie Sanders: An Economic Agenda for America: 12 Steps Forward [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2014 OP

more... abelenkpe Dec 2014 #1

Excellent. Finally someone tell us the plan. Does anyone know if anyone in the Democratic Party jwirr Dec 2014 #2

Never, Bernie will show them how it's done! TheNutcracker Dec 2014 #21

recommended phantom power Dec 2014 #3

k&R /nt think Dec 2014 #4

Let's go still further. rogerashton Dec 2014 #5

I don't think ANYONE, including Sanders, will go after wealth... brooklynite Dec 2014 #9

confiscatory? rogerashton Dec 2014 #14

Name a "Social Democratic" State that taxes wealth... brooklynite Dec 2014 #15

Naturally, as progressives, we propose new things. eom rogerashton Dec 2014 #17

Knock yourself out; I just don't see it as being remotely possible to achieve. brooklynite Dec 2014 #19

Nobody said progress is easy. rogerashton Dec 2014 #22

I see: your strategy can't stand up to a piece of criticism? brooklynite Dec 2014 #29

What criticism? rogerashton Dec 2014 #32

Now THIS is the kind of plan hifiguy Dec 2014 #6

Sounds Presidential to me. JaneyVee Dec 2014 #7

Alas, it sounds much better than presidential. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #27

I would love to see him run mindwalker_i Dec 2014 #8

A living wage, not a minimum wage. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #10

Right, and rogerashton Dec 2014 #18

Amen. Thank you, Bernie. woo me with science Dec 2014 #11

You're absolutely right. We probably won't see any progress on any of the other issues until we liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #12

President Bernie aspirant Dec 2014 #23

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Dec 2014 #13

Ok. So, let's match this up with Hillary's plan. Er...ahem..uuuuhhhhh... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2014 #16

Bernie never wastes a syllable! All economist's say the same things regarding the TheNutcracker Dec 2014 #20

Madame Secretary, your ante. n/t Orsino Dec 2014 #24

She's not having a good time winning over the public now. Stellar Dec 2014 #25

Won't matter. Clinton really is inevitable, once she does decide to run. Orsino Dec 2014 #26

I have made my decision. The democratic party leaders are content with the way things are. Autumn Dec 2014 #28

and the Third Way sycophants are satisfied with the status quo. nt antigop Dec 2014 #30

Now this is what our next president should be! Initech Dec 2014 #31