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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: One of the Dangers of Bernie Sanders [View all]merrily
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Eighty five percent to pay for Sanders agenda, my health care premiums are lower.
Thinkingabout
Feb 2016
#26
What is this 85% you're talking about? I don't know what that figure refers to. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Feb 2016
#43
I don't follow you. When did Sanders use a figure inconsistent with that document? (n/t)
thesquanderer
Feb 2016
#55
You're either buying McCaskill's laughable insinuations or thinking of Eisenhower, or both.
merrily
Feb 2016
#58
You ought to be embarrassed about that claim. To the extent that you had any credibility,
Ed Suspicious
Feb 2016
#76
Do you think Sanders is embarrased about his figures? Credibility about his figures?
Thinkingabout
Feb 2016
#78
Sanders' figures are fine, and credible. Your figure is apparently fictional. (n/t)
thesquanderer
Feb 2016
#80
Wow. Fearing taxes and welfare queens? I've only ever heard such comments from republicons.
Kip Humphrey
Feb 2016
#28
I will gladly pay an increase in taxes that is less than my health care costs
Goblinmonger
Feb 2016
#29
There was dissent against Reagan as evidenced by the 1986 Senate elections
Art_from_Ark
Feb 2016
#11
LOL! Spin! Carter and Mondale, two centrists from a failed administration, lost to Reagan.
merrily
Feb 2016
#54
NO no no !!!! Sanders has revolution that is what makes him different than Mondale !!!
uponit7771
Feb 2016
#9
Did you completely fucking ignore the part where he said he'd eliminate health ins. premiums???
yodermon
Feb 2016
#12
right and the GOP ads will just treat Hillary with the respect she deserves, got it n/t
yodermon
Feb 2016
#15
Please don't play stupid. All politicians talk about their respective plans that way.
yodermon
Feb 2016
#35
Anybody got a copy of the famous No New Taxes promise from George the First?
mikehiggins
Feb 2016
#13
Except for the actual states, that map looks like the Clinton/Sanders map - Sanders will win...
George II
Feb 2016
#18
It's not a "Republican attack" when you can't tell us how Bernie will give you health care, all by
MADem
Feb 2016
#24
False equivalency. Mondale never promised to lower costs. And raising taxes did work for Obama.
merrily
Feb 2016
#60
Nope. Glad you got that. It isn't only facile, false centrist memes about past elections, either.
merrily
Feb 2016
#64
Again, a different point entirely than the one you tried to make in Reply 36. You're flailing.
merrily
Feb 2016
#70
Read the article-the Vermont plan failed due to the needed massive tax increases
Gothmog
Feb 2016
#74
Krugman- Sanders health plan looks a little bit like a standard Republican tax-cut plan
Gothmog
Feb 2016
#68
Exactly!! you can add a bunch of other free ad material given to the GOP media machine by Sanders
Persondem
Feb 2016
#38
Oh no, if we're honest we might hand the oligarchy back to the republicans!
whatchamacallit
Feb 2016
#41
Raise your taxes a little, lower your costs a lot. Obama did it. It's not rocket science.
merrily
Feb 2016
#51
I did a lot of research on this because I was so tired of the center right memes.
merrily
Feb 2016
#61