Democratic Primaries

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18. What Bernie is proposing

Thu Mar 14, 2019, 02:42 AM

Mar 2019

IS control of corporate policy by the government. Manifestly so although Bernie has not yet published his socialist manifesto.

Americans will never go for socialism -- except the angry ones who are ready with their pitchforks and their torches.

Americans by and large believe in the American dream and aspire to be mega rich one day with hard work and a bit of luck. They don't want to tear down the businesses or suffocate them with a stranglehold of socialist policies.

Regulation to keep everyone honest and play by the rules, yes ... government takeover of corporations - a resounding HELL NO.

Bernie will not be treated with kid gloves this time. He will be pinned down and he WILL stumble - he won't be able to package his socialist dreams into something palatable to the American people.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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