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emmaverybo

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4. No! And I have student debt, fixed and small income. Do not believe in canceling 95 percent. We can

Tue Oct 22, 2019, 07:26 PM

Oct 2019

do this much more wisely and still give relief.

My God! Children’s lunches, Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, all threatened; underfunded social Services programs nationwide. Massive, Nation-wide foreclosure, but the priority is for young college educated making good salaries?

Guess why...

PS today read EMS suffering in rural America. Inadequate. People die.

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

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Sanders launches first ad touting AOC endorsement [View all] Uncle Joe Oct 2019 OP

K&R Kurt V. Oct 2019 #1

He's putting up the wrong example if he want to convince people that there are some... George II Oct 2019 #2

Good job! sheshe2 Oct 2019 #3

No! And I have student debt, fixed and small income. Do not believe in canceling 95 percent. We can emmaverybo Oct 2019 #4

The taxpayers cancelled the bankers debt to the tune of nearly a trillion dollars ritapria Oct 2019 #5

Fact - the bailout wasn't nearly a trillion dollars, it was originally $700 billion.... George II Oct 2019 #8

How much "interest" did the banks "pay back" on that loan? JoeOtterbein Oct 2019 #10

I don't know exactly, but the government got back more than they loaned the banks..... George II Oct 2019 #13

Do you know how much the banks claimed they lost on their taxes? JoeOtterbein Oct 2019 #15

The banks paid back more than they received from the "bailout". Their debt was not "cancelled".... George II Oct 2019 #17

$41.9 billion from interest and dividends. betsuni Oct 2019 #24

So many other needs and needy people to invest it in in addition to college debt. Not all college emmaverybo Oct 2019 #19

I disagree with you. Blue_true Oct 2019 #26

Well, there's that point of view. I do believe we have a relief mechanism in the loan forgiveness emmaverybo Oct 2019 #30

I believe that people that go into the Fine Arts make important contributions to society when Blue_true Oct 2019 #44

Thats not the only problem she has either. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #7

I'll gladly jump on that! Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #12

She neglected to point out Saturday that Sanders voted twice against the bill that enacted CHIP: George II Oct 2019 #14

Again, did she do any research? Any praise for the bold women that came before her? Thekaspervote Oct 2019 #16

+1 betsuni Oct 2019 #25

"Should American taxpayer dollars be used to forgive that debt?" myohmy2 Oct 2019 #40

Someone who is earning $174K per year with $18K student debt should not have to pay that debt? George II Oct 2019 #42

no... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #45

Sorry Bernie, but your time is over. Your numbers are stagnant and wont go higher. oldsoftie Oct 2019 #6

We need to stop saving money for the Repubs to spend on old stupid wars. JoeOtterbein Oct 2019 #11

If we stop dividing Democrats and pull together and get Democrats elected, republicans... George II Oct 2019 #18

Wish we had a "like" button oldsoftie Oct 2019 #21

+1 LongtimeAZDem Oct 2019 #29

Recommended! Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #22

Go Bernie! vsrazdem Oct 2019 #9

... Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #20

This is a turning point for Bernie! Joe941 Oct 2019 #23

are not fans of bernie or aoc......n/t chillfactor Oct 2019 #27

As an undecided, getting AOC's endorsement hurt Sanders... VarryOn Oct 2019 #28

This endorsement will bring him back to a close second, if not first place in less than a week from Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #32

Bookmarking. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #34

Hit me up in a couple weeks. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #36

As he should. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #31

Sorry. Notoriety or "fame" is not the same as being influential and having legislative successes. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #33

"influential" is not limited to legislative successes. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #35

That's a low bar. I guess I just have higher standards. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #37

do you mean different* standards? Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #38

I said what I meant: higher standards. NurseJackie Oct 2019 #39

I don't disagree entirely. Tiggeroshii Oct 2019 #43

excellent... myohmy2 Oct 2019 #41

"this is why Bernie's star will continue to rise"...sorry, it's been falling for weeks if not months George II Oct 2019 #46