Bernie Sanders
In reply to the discussion: Listen up Bernistas! I think this is Canada's message to US [View all]MrMickeysMom
(20,453 posts)Interesting conversation.
I'm old enough to remember Pierre Trudeau (remember his so-called controversial wife, Margaret?)
This is the second generation Trudeau. The Canadian election wasn't so much about him winning as it was about Harper's "tea party, light" conservative party blowing it and becoming the real losers.
The Canadian people were more like to cotton on to the ideas of bringing themselves back from an early recession. They will have a progressive tax system that will adjust up their 1% tax bracket to 35% (not as high as we aim to do as much in the U.S.) They will also aim to provide a 1.5% reduction to the middle class. They will no doubt legalize cannabis, as the Western provinces are pretty good at growing the best in the world. That should go far along with rebuilding the infrastructure. The only unknown is how the XL pipeline was some kind of agreement (I cannot believe this was) and who knows what is to come from that. I'm betting it gets bogged down with the progressive agenda.
I'm ecstatic! We are seeing a movement that only echoes what the United States voter wants. The reason you see all of this Hillary bloviation in GD-P is because of another Wall Street poll. To hell with these polls. We are striking a greatly needed chord within the continent.
We are going to continue this movement for one more reason... People around the world are ready for this change.
WE are the change agents.