Clinton doubles down on Sanders criticism, warns that he's promising 'the moon'

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131. I don't mind a salesman

I said from the start that’s what we need. Would you trust or want a politician who couldn’t sell?

I don’t trust everything any salesman tells me, but if they tell me a price I don’t expect it to be less. It’s happened a few times and it’s surprising.

Tell people that we can repeal tax cuts and add some wealth tax and that will pay for 20 trillion in healthcare, some student tuition or debt relief, action on climate change and we might get a message. On the latter policy is just if not more than money in my opinion.

All good things. Put something else in if you prefer.

The problem with the 60 trillion number is it’s out there and people will believe taxes will go up before they get any benefit. If the benefit ever arrives. Republican lies are ok to them because they are promised benefit now and no future cost.

Reality is if, but only if, we win, we figure out how to pay for some amount of progress and that’s what will pass. We could lose and get nothing.

The answer should have been more like get rid of the trump corporate tax cuts and add some invest in America profiteering tax and it’ll be paid for. It’s hard to do that now that 60 trillion is in the lexicon. Tell us that we’re not stopping there until america really is the best in everything. Even the greatest. Whatever sells but 60 trillion won’t in my opinion.