2016 Postmortem

George II

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70. You're being very generous with your percentages.

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Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:30 PM

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Sanders Campaign Calls Out Hillary's College Plan: 'Disappointment' [View all] Catherina Aug 2015 OP

How does Bernie plan on paying for this? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #1

Financial transaction taxes is a VERY appropriate way to pay for this! cascadiance Aug 2015 #3

But I thought he was taxing Wall Street for infrastructure? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #6

The amount of money concentrated in the hands of Giant Corporations and Mega Investors is obscene Armstead Aug 2015 #21

Maybe Sanders' wife can kick in a few thou from the $200K "golden parachute" she got from.... George II Aug 2015 #39

Be careful here. Hillary gets $200,000 per speech. Bill can even rake in more. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #45

200k is a golden parachute? Lancero Aug 2015 #101

no ibegurpard Aug 2015 #4

How does it realistically get paid for? SonderWoman Aug 2015 #8

At any point in history such arguments could be made Armstead Aug 2015 #23

How does it realistically get paid for? AlbertCat Aug 2015 #37

*sigh* kenfrequed Aug 2015 #86

Because they're conservatives ibegurpard Aug 2015 #94

Corporate tax and capital gains tax. WDIM Aug 2015 #5

amen ibegurpard Aug 2015 #28

Yes. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #47

^ This. A million times... THIS. AzDar Aug 2015 #57

He states that the Fed govt pays 67% and the state pays the remaining 33%. I'm not worrying about seaglass Aug 2015 #14

not believable to me at all. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #40

Well this is the method he uses to calculate probability of enactment, I guess you could argue with seaglass Aug 2015 #60

That's funny! AlbertCat Aug 2015 #68

I guess it is arguable. :-) I tend to agree with the probability. seaglass Aug 2015 #79

You're being very generous with your percentages. George II Aug 2015 #70

They aren't my percentages. It's from GovTrack.us which I am finding very interesting. seaglass Aug 2015 #75

Wow, that's an interesting site, thanks. I was being facetious..... George II Aug 2015 #76

Taxing the rich is one way. tecelote Aug 2015 #15

When in the plan ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #36

Right now. That's what the Bernie campaign is about. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #49

excellent idea! Too bad about the crickets though. Kip Humphrey Aug 2015 #65

Changing this foul system has to start somewhere. kristopher Aug 2015 #54

Oh I don't know. Maybe we start by not being so perptually defeatist Armstead Aug 2015 #77

Oh hells yes! kenfrequed Aug 2015 #90

I'm game if you guys are. kenfrequed Aug 2015 #89

YES! Let's you and him fight! n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #91

Who am I fighting? kenfrequed Aug 2015 #92

Perhaps. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #93

I think...just a guess here...that he means fight Bernie TiberiusB Aug 2015 #112

Well that is fairly pathetic kenfrequed Aug 2015 #115

You are right: Sanders people don't live in the real world: The GOP does exist. lewebley3 Aug 2015 #24

Every economy is a "mixed economy" kristopher Aug 2015 #48

We are giving a lot of free money to the banks in the form of extremely low interest rates. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #51

He plans on asking a congress, that will just love him MyNameGoesHere Aug 2015 #35

He plans on asking a congress, that will just love him AlbertCat Aug 2015 #41

'Thinking the same thing. tecelote Aug 2015 #46

If it were me I would ask for something I could get MyNameGoesHere Aug 2015 #58

If it were me I would ask for something I could get AlbertCat Aug 2015 #67

If it were me, I would demand what I really want... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #103

That works MyNameGoesHere Aug 2015 #110

Well it works better than... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #111

There's plenty of money arlington.mass Aug 2015 #62

No kidding! ljm2002 Aug 2015 #104

From bernie's web site... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #102

Reality vs fantasy? pinebox Aug 2015 #113

NO! No 'reality versus fantasy!' PatrickforO Aug 2015 #114

Some here have criticized him proposing paying for it in ways that will hurt 401k funds, etc. cascadiance Aug 2015 #2

Great post. Thank you n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #11

sorry hill2016 Aug 2015 #16

You raise excellent questions. Maedhros Aug 2015 #20

so hill2016 Aug 2015 #25

I don't know. Maedhros Aug 2015 #33

Do You have a link to Hillary's policy white papers? I'm curious how she will get Congress to pay Autumn Aug 2015 #95

He has never accomplished anything on this committees but sitting: He showed no leadership lewebley3 Aug 2015 #27

Apparently his constituents disagree with you. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #56

Sanders constituents all 620,000, probably do thing he has done a good job lewebley3 Aug 2015 #59

We shall see because I think Sanders will be the candidate. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #78

Wow, you really are good at this, huh? TiberiusB Aug 2015 #80

Quit lying! Working to do a FIRST TIME AUDIT of the Fed is NOT nothing! Quit distorting his record cascadiance Aug 2015 #82

So, but ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2015 #38

It doesn't have to be either/or Armstead Aug 2015 #29

Umm they used to have this tax and they stopped it because they were getting TOO MUCH MONEY! cascadiance Aug 2015 #83

The purely free part is tuition... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #105

+1 -- You educated me Armstead Aug 2015 #26

Excellent! JDPriestly Aug 2015 #53

Recommend. Clinton's neoliberal college plan is "Business, as Usual". Zorra Aug 2015 #7

All of Mrs. Clinton's ideas will continue to feed profiteers and Wall Street Doctor_J Aug 2015 #9

Nailed it n/t Catherina Aug 2015 #12

Exactly what Doctor J said! SoapBox Aug 2015 #17

Bingo! peacebird Aug 2015 #19

Absolutely - way to dunk it Julius! Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #63

This campaign is going to be about: Neo-Liberal polices V FDR policies sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #10

+1000. They think people haven't been paying attention Catherina Aug 2015 #13

Exactamente Armstead Aug 2015 #32

Neo-liberal policies have allowed Corporations ACCESS TO PROGRAMS that were intended for the sabrina 1 Aug 2015 #96

Yes, it is. nt kristopher Aug 2015 #50

K&R abelenkpe Aug 2015 #18

Sanders wants everything to be free he is a socialist: Dem are workers, not free loaders. lewebley3 Aug 2015 #22

Freeloaders? Fawke Em Aug 2015 #30

No, taxes payers get a return on educated children: more school paid for by the public needs a plan lewebley3 Aug 2015 #34

we need to included moderate GOP people. AlbertCat Aug 2015 #42

Hillary is a Dem; The GOP hate her because she is a Dem lewebley3 Aug 2015 #71

C'mon.... the joke set itself up! AlbertCat Aug 2015 #81

And again, Google is your friend TiberiusB Aug 2015 #69

Um ...oh, nevermind Armstead Aug 2015 #31

are you on the correct web site? your post could have been lifted straight from Doctor_J Aug 2015 #61

Just say no to Sanders: Support Dem! lewebley3 Aug 2015 #72

Hmm.... Are you saying to support "Dem Bones"? cascadiance Aug 2015 #84

Did you just go all by-the-bootstraps on us? Nt. Juicy_Bellows Aug 2015 #64

free loaders? how the fuck is crap like this tolerated around here by so-called Democrats?! frylock Aug 2015 #107

Notice.... AlbertCat Aug 2015 #43

I think this paragraph is a bit off with regard to Sanders' view. JDPriestly Aug 2015 #44

And I would argue that the free college of the earlier Jerry Brown years in California... cascadiance Aug 2015 #85

Plus smart people, educated people, are drawn to a state that has free education for the JDPriestly Aug 2015 #98

How dare he question Hillary's plan!! He must be a rightwinger in disguise! Tierra_y_Libertad Aug 2015 #52

"The competing plans are a microcosm of the candidates' approach to policy." daleanime Aug 2015 #55

tuition free doesn't mean free dsc Aug 2015 #66

You make it sound like universities WANT to price out a class of students from a college education! cascadiance Aug 2015 #87

I like ponies too. n/t ellisonz Aug 2015 #73

I guess anything but FREE College FOR EVERYONE! boston bean Aug 2015 #74

If enough people are fed up with the status quo to get him elected in 2016... cascadiance Aug 2015 #88

Tuition-free higher education for all who want to go... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #108

Bernie's plan is a fairy tail pipe dream taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #97

California had tuition-free higher education... ljm2002 Aug 2015 #109

Debt-free college should mean just what it sounds like I hate liars Aug 2015 #99

Debt-free college should mean exactly what it sounds like I hate liars Aug 2015 #100

I think Scotland still offers free tuition for students Rosa Luxemburg Aug 2015 #106