Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: The redditt forums for president by the numbers...UPDATED PLUS FACEBOOK [View all]PatrickforO
(15,425 posts)About the people. He's got my support, because I'm sick of voting for politicians who SAY they have my interest at heart but actually promote the interests of the 1%. I was disappointed in Obama because he took single payer off the table, and made the ACA, which is admittedly a step forward, but really is a giant corporate welfare program for insurance companies. We STILL have rationed healthcare, with our treatment dictated by the desire to keep costs down instead of what we actually need. And now this new 'free trade' agreement, the TPP. Why so secret? Why not publish it so the people can see it? Why? Because the only thing it strongly supports, in spite of the Administration's rhetoric to the contrary, is big multinational corporations. From what I've read (thanks WikiLeaks!), it allows corporations to challenge local environmental regulations in corporate-funded international tribunals. It also undermines organized labor, and is BAD for the American people.