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Bernie Sanders

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9. Wasn't Robin Hood the good guy of the story? And wasn't Robin just a response

Reply to Cleita (Original post)

Tue May 19, 2015, 06:39 PM

May 2015

to the inequity of the economic system of the day?

Maybe we should embrace the name, turn a weakness into a strength sort of thing.

Something like; Damn right this is a Robin Hood bill, do you remember what Robin personified? He personified the inequity of the economic system of that time period, how the poor were expected to pay more than the rich for nothing in return and he wanted to right that wrong just like Bernie does in the present day. When 99% of all new money goes to less than 1% of the population you're damn right Robin would have done something about it!

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Stop calling Bernie's bill to fund college for all American kids [View all] Cleita May 2015 OP

The High Frequency Trader Tax perhaps /nt think May 2015 #1

In a just and proper society, it would never occur to anyone to use such language. randys1 May 2015 #2

Which republican idiot is saying that? Autumn May 2015 #3

Actually it was Ed Schultz to Bernie when he interviewed him on his Cleita May 2015 #4

I get what you're saying, but none of the corporate media, even Ed & Rachel, is on "our side." Ed Suspicious May 2015 #6

Well I was half right. If Ed Schultz said that he's an idiot. Autumn May 2015 #7

Schultz has been an idiot for sometime now... eom Purveyor May 2015 #28

I heard about this tax some years back cilla4progress May 2015 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author aspirant May 2015 #8

Wasn't Robin Hood the good guy of the story? And wasn't Robin just a response A Simple Game May 2015 #9

Gotta disagree. Every time you allow people to think they are paying Cleita May 2015 #11

Yeah you're probably right. You shouldn't be but you probably are. A Simple Game May 2015 #14

You are absolutely correct. Not long ago I heard that a US tractor company rhett o rick May 2015 #29

In turn, you could probably end the Pell Grant program if we did this bluestateguy May 2015 #10

You could end a lot of stuff like that. Just simply make college Cleita May 2015 #12

With the amount of unemployment we have.... daleanime May 2015 #17

Getting into The University of California wasn't a lark. Cleita May 2015 #18

Ironic. The conservatives have almost completely gotten rid of the concept of investing in ourselves jtuck004 May 2015 #13

It was natural for the Republicans to sneak into the camp of their enemies, Democrats, GoneFishin May 2015 #15

The conservatives see Education as a privatized profit center. Thor_MN May 2015 #23

Crooks 4 College Bill? Dont call me Shirley May 2015 #16

An immense pool of talented, educated employees.... paleotn May 2015 #19

Kicked and recommended a whole bunch! Enthusiast May 2015 #20

The Educational Investment Act. nt Half-Century Man May 2015 #21

We have a winner. Cleita May 2015 #22

We've been calling it that for years. Financial Transaction Tax = Robinhood Tax Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #24

I think it's bad advertising myself. eom Cleita May 2015 #25

But I think the official name of this new thing is the "College For All Act" Cheese Sandwich May 2015 #26

OK Cleita May 2015 #27