The New Democrats learned everything they know from the Republican Party

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6. Bernie offered up a pipe dream without any real way of getting there. "Free" is so free

Obama has had to live in the real world, and he has done remarkably well in that world. Bernie offered up a lot of stuff, starting with free stuff, and his followers jumped right in. Problem is, a president can't do any of the things Bernie promised without the help of Congress. NONE. Bernie has offered nothing for the Democratic Party. Bernie wants to take the Democratic Party and make it his own, Based upon the primary, he should by now understand that Democrats like their party the way it is. By Bernie attempting to do that, he clearly has an ego problem.

Oh, and those 401K's, those defined benefit plans have all almost been bankrupted by the very companies that were running them. The beneficiaries had no say in anything. They were not investing at a level to keep them solvent. That was becoming evident in the early 90's based upon independent actuarial studies. That is the reason that 401K's came to be. You can lose your money either way. Oh, I've been a trustee for several years on health & welfare and pension plans for two large unions, so I've seen a few things from a different perspective.