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Demsrule86

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49. What you call attacking is actually vetting and it is helping...can't allow his campaign to lie
Wed Jan 29, 2020, 02:08 PM
Jan 2020

without pushing back.

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

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K&R! nt TexasTowelie Jan 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author RandiFan1290 Jan 2020 #2
So you want to revent to republican economics? George II Jan 2020 #3
All spending is done by marking up accounts in the banking system CarlitosMMT Jan 2020 #9
I agree the macro effects could be deflationary Recursion Jan 2020 #25
There's a lot of problems with healthcare delivery CarlitosMMT Jan 2020 #40
But remember the whole idea is paying doctors *less* Recursion Jan 2020 #43
That sounds like a dodge, how do you pay for it and how much? dem4decades Jan 2020 #28
He's going to raise taxes on the middle class and has said so. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #46
I don't remember my very middle class taxes being raised to pay for that war. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #45
This is such a dumb and tired argument. berni_mccoy Jan 2020 #4
+1 this Kurt V. Jan 2020 #6
+1000 brutus smith Jan 2020 #11
Exactly. TCJ70 Jan 2020 #14
just wrote my post below... and woundedkarma Jan 2020 #15
Damn straight Midnightwalk Jan 2020 #52
No.. BS needs to show how he's going to pay for his "plans". Cha Jan 2020 #55
He has many times before. berni_mccoy Jan 2020 #56
Good.. Shine the LIGHT on it. Cha Jan 2020 #5
'Bout time. Cha Jan 2020 #7
Tax Sugar DanieRains Jan 2020 #8
Yeah. I know. It's like that other thing about saving life on earth. We cannot do it. rusty quoin Jan 2020 #10
I mean, we certainly *can*, but the disruption might do more harm than good Recursion Jan 2020 #19
Our current system doesnt always let you keep your doctor either. thesquanderer Jan 2020 #22
And if you recall the blowback from that was pretty intense Recursion Jan 2020 #24
I recall a complicit media allowing the term "death panels" to mislead and dominate coverage... Moostache Jan 2020 #29
How much do we pay with The Wizard Jan 2020 #12
It kind of is that complicated though Recursion Jan 2020 #20
This is a good point. I wonder how many Bernie followers MaryMagdaline Jan 2020 #32
We've calculated it, too. It's outrageous. To pretend that you are working for people R B Garr Jan 2020 #34
Thank you. You are one of the first posters here who has brought up the payroll tax, R B Garr Jan 2020 #33
I mean, as my candidate avatar suggests I'm pro-VAT Recursion Jan 2020 #37
I'm not for sanders but this kind of thing is stupid woundedkarma Jan 2020 #13
The Apollo program cost the equivalent of about $25 Billion a year, adjusted for inflation Recursion Jan 2020 #16
Bernie has been sliding on the issue of pass and pay. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #23
He's going to raise taxes on the middle class to pay for it and has said so. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #47
Did we know in advance the trillions-not to mention soldiers & civilians-the Iraq War would cost? InAbLuEsTaTe Jan 2020 #17
LOL. Any candidate who thinks attacking Bernie is going to help them and hurt Bernie is delusional. DanTex Jan 2020 #18
"Keep it positive" - you mean like this? ehrnst Jan 2020 #21
It's an interesting tactic, for sure. Attacking others for what you are actually doing R B Garr Jan 2020 #35
No response? ehrnst Jan 2020 #36
It's okay so long as Bernie is doing it appears to be the response. BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #50
What you call attacking is actually vetting and it is helping...can't allow his campaign to lie Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #49
And now even questioning His policies are an attack. LanternWaste Jan 2020 #51
It would still have to pass a not so moderate house Watchfoxheadexplodes Jan 2020 #26
Three Democratic Senators already said no. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #38
i do NOT want the government to be in charge of my health care... samnsara Jan 2020 #27
I admit it's a bit surprising that people who freaked out when the government had phone records Recursion Jan 2020 #31
Good point. Scurrilous Jan 2020 #39
That's why one of my must-haves is a dedicated revenue stream Recursion Jan 2020 #42
I agree...Trump and his corruption have shaken me... And Medicare isn't that great. I was looking Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #48
Without the realities JustAnotherGen Jan 2020 #30
That will come once it's on the floor. Congress does the nuts and bolts on this kind of Malmsy Jan 2020 #41
He's going to raise taxes on the middle class to pay for it BannonsLiver Jan 2020 #44
Damn straight there is.. "pressure".. Cha Jan 2020 #53
Good. betsuni Jan 2020 #54
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