2016 Postmortem

AlbertCat

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81. C'mon.... the joke set itself up!

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 04:26 PM

Aug 2015

I know she's a Dem.

But the joke pokes her a bit because she is right of Sanders... and O'Malley... on many an issue.

But any of our candidates is more qualified than the ridiculous GOP field. I'll vote for whoever wins. We must vote for the sane party.

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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