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Sancho

(9,204 posts)
34. Not true..
Thu May 28, 2015, 07:39 PM
May 2015

for example, all state employees here have retirement in a "private" investment fund (managed by Bencor) thanks to Jeb. There are hundreds of millions that are traded daily. Even a small tax would make a huge difference over 20 - 30 years. It's taking hard earned and hard-bargained money away from union employees. If the fund doesn't meet goals, then the legislature (like a couple years ago) take it out of employee's pay checks!!

We've looked into the Bernie proposal, and that's the way it looks here. That's NOT a conservative talking point.

We love the idea of free college (especially me!). A better way to fund it would be a capital gains tax on income over a million or something like that - call it a Romney tax!

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Unfortunately, Vermont's often an outlier -- not very representative of the rest of the U.S. pnwmom May 2015 #1
Thanks for this. RufusTFirefly May 2015 #2
Honestly, with a population less than most Fl or Ca counties and 3 electoral college votes... Sancho May 2015 #3
actually, Vermont does matter cali May 2015 #4
As you point out, Vermont will vote Democratic for almost any candidate... Sancho May 2015 #9
We'll have to see whether Bernie's ideas can gain traction cali May 2015 #16
Vermont didn't completely ban slavery, children were still allowed to be slaves snooper2 May 2015 #24
Yeah, coming from a small state automatically disqualifies someone from winning the Presidency. Warren DeMontague May 2015 #6
No but watch Bernie's entire announcement... Sancho May 2015 #11
God forbid he should kick off awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #21
Who cares if he kicked off in Vermont?? Sancho May 2015 #22
Style over substance? awoke_in_2003 May 2015 #25
CA or NY doesn't matter either. At least in the general election. jeff47 May 2015 #17
We all know there are different ways to get to 270...meanwhile... Sancho May 2015 #18
If there are different ways, why are you claiming there is only one way? jeff47 May 2015 #19
Who is suggesting "one way"? Sancho May 2015 #20
"Size isn't everything" Unknown Beatle May 2015 #5
So Vermont is mostly white? romanic May 2015 #7
The hillarians new claim is that Sanders is a racist because he's from a small Doctor_J May 2015 #8
Wow ... Who has said, or even implied, that? ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #12
You think the African American forum needs to go away JI7 May 2015 #23
I'm trying to give the benefit of the doubt here, so bear with me. Maedhros May 2015 #26
Vermont Robbins May 2015 #10
Yep...the US has changed a lot since 1992... Sancho May 2015 #13
How so? [n/t] Maedhros May 2015 #27
Demographics in Southern states for one thing... Sancho May 2015 #28
And you think Bernie doesn't appeal to these demographics? Why? Maedhros May 2015 #29
I watched his speech, and it differs dramatically from Hillary, Obama, or even Jeb... Sancho May 2015 #30
You're coming from a very conservative viewpoint. Maedhros May 2015 #31
haha...maybe you see it that way...but I'm about as liberal as you get.a 60's hippy. Union officer! Sancho May 2015 #32
You should know full well that a high-volume trade tax Maedhros May 2015 #33
Not true.. Sancho May 2015 #34
Noting that Vermont does not reflect the democraphics of the most of the US ... 1StrongBlackMan May 2015 #14
there have been posts doing both and everyone is aware of that. cali May 2015 #15
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