2016 Postmortem

nadinbrzezinski

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48. My view is that Sanders will

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Tue May 10, 2016, 12:40 PM

May 2016

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Hers is a band aid. Incidentally just like her climate plan

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Bernie Sanders' idea for free tuition at public colleges deserves an A [View all] Playinghardball May 2016 OP

I also remember how California's deficits spiraled out of control. Trust Buster May 2016 #1

Wasn't that due to some insane tax law that passed under Reagan? glowing May 2016 #2

You are correct, Prop 13 nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #40

Do you have a point? rhett o rick May 2016 #5

I think my point was clearly fiscal responsibility. Trust Buster May 2016 #7

And how does that relate to educating our children? rhett o rick May 2016 #9

Those over the age of 17 are not children and should not be treated as such IMO. Trust Buster May 2016 #10

I agree, again what's your point? OK OK let me guess your point. You want to insinuate that rhett o rick May 2016 #13

They're young adults and not children. Teaching them dependency is not doing them any favors. Trust Buster May 2016 #19

Public schools teach dependency??? basselope May 2016 #20

You are purposefully deflecting. We're talking about young adults and college tuition. Trust Buster May 2016 #24

We are talking about PUBLIC SCHOOLS. basselope May 2016 #25

My first thought as well... deathrind May 2016 #52

I have to pay for K-12 schools Go Vols May 2016 #57

Thank you. deathrind May 2016 #61

Do they have "holes in their souls"? Matariki May 2016 #28

It is a message board for Democrats Demsrule86 May 2016 #29

Don't fall for that Right wing trick. Fiscal responsibility is NOT the exclusive domain of Repubs. Trust Buster May 2016 #31

No but "fiscal responsibility" has long been used by conservatives as code for rhett o rick May 2016 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author rhett o rick May 2016 #35

And increased tax revenue from higher paying jobs... scscholar May 2016 #30

Yes, AFTER PROP 13 was passed nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #39

We haven't forgotten. ucrdem May 2016 #3

His idea of making the wealthy pay their fair share isn't new, but certainly unpopular with rhett o rick May 2016 #8

It's not the idea, but his plan, that is patently absurd. CrowCityDem May 2016 #4

Yes the conservatives don't like the idea of taxing the wealthy for helping educate the rhett o rick May 2016 #6

Not that your right wing talking points deserve a response... CrowCityDem May 2016 #14

And she is the only candidate that said Iraq had WMD and harbored al queda. She has rhett o rick May 2016 #15

... and she's the only candidate who's shown some type of correct thinking on wrong votes Sanders? uponit7771 May 2016 #18

Yeap, and making college even partially free for Trumps kids would be pretty shitty uponit7771 May 2016 #17

An FTT is absurd? We had one in the US from 1918-1966. basselope May 2016 #21

It's "absurd" because it's mostly taxing the Richie Riches Art_from_Ark May 2016 #37

This promise is pure fantasy. kstewart33 May 2016 #11

States ALREADY pay that amount. basselope May 2016 #22

Right, which means they would have to double their current education budgets Recursion May 2016 #53

No. basselope May 2016 #55

No, this is additional spending. Seriously, you should actually read the plan Recursion May 2016 #66

No. basselope May 2016 #67

Right, he's asking for new spending roughly equal to current spending Recursion May 2016 #69

No. basselope May 2016 #70

I agree, you should read the plan, because you clearly haven't Recursion May 2016 #71

You should read the plan, because you clearly haven't basselope May 2016 #72

And most of those community colleges are not even in the same league as state universities Corporate666 May 2016 #12

It worked fine for years and works in Europe. Making money off our college students is criminal rhett o rick May 2016 #16

You're wrong Corporate666 May 2016 #49

Many countries offer free college or very inexpensive college, like Brazil, Finland, Germany, rhett o rick May 2016 #54

So when you said Corporate666 May 2016 #64

I recognize you. Blame the victim. Just tell them to get a job and pull themselves up rhett o rick May 2016 #65

What nonsense Art_from_Ark May 2016 #38

You failed to respond to what I wrote Corporate666 May 2016 #50

You realize that UC Berkeley and UCLA did this for literally decades nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #41

I agree, ignorance is at incredible depths Corporate666 May 2016 #56

K&R. nt silvershadow May 2016 #23

K & R AzDar May 2016 #26

Who doesn't want meaningful college help for young people? Demsrule86 May 2016 #27

Sanders has put a specific proposal on the table to expand college access. jonestonesusa May 2016 #34

Most of the great ideas in history have been labeled as absurd at one time. Indpndntfrombirth May 2016 #32

No! An "F" ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #33

As an economists, a progressive one no less, I am sure nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #42

Did you even read my post ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #43

Yes I did nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #44

One important difference ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #45

And in the US we would like to privatize everything nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #46

Which plan will reduce ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #47

My view is that Sanders will nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #48

I get it--because ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #62

Well I get it because well HRC is the bestest candidate ever nadinbrzezinski May 2016 #63

The "progressive" "economist" endorses the republican plan. arcane1 May 2016 #51

You mean President Obama's ProgressiveEconomist May 2016 #59

What have we become? deathrind May 2016 #58

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2016 #60

kr Norrin Radd May 2016 #68