Bernie Sanders spot on

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/30/people-are-tired-of-being-ignored-while-the-rich-get-richer-bernie-sanders-on-anger-and-hope-in-the-us-and-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘People are tired of being ignored while the rich get richer’: Bernie Sanders on anger and hope in the US and UK

"This brings his attention back to a perennial passion – and what he wants to talk to me about: the prospects of the US labour movement. We speak over the phone, but he hits all his rousing lines with the zest of a platform rally. The thread that runs through all his answers is class politics. This is less of a novelty in progressive politics on the British side of the Atlantic – to rousing cheers at a recent Enough Is Enough rally, Lynch proclaimed: “The working class is back” – but it was long considered alien in a US that peddled a myth of classlessness. This was a politically convenient myth in a country where, Sanders notes, three rich men have more wealth than the poorest half."

Bernie Sanders? His problem is that he talks too much about giving away free shit that isn’t actually free.

Originally posted by Old Man Whirly!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/30/people-are-tired-of-being-ignored-while-the-rich-get-richer-bernie-sanders-on-anger-and-hope-in-the-us-and-uk?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘People are tired of being ignored while the rich get richer’: Bernie Sanders on anger and hope in the US and UK

"This brings his attention back to a perennial passion – and what he wants to talk to me about: the prospects of the US labour movement. We speak over the phone, but he hits all his rousing lines with the zest of a platform rally. The thread that runs through all his answers is class politics. This is less of a novelty in progressive politics on the British side of the Atlantic – to rousing cheers at a recent Enough Is Enough rally, Lynch proclaimed: “The working class is back” – but it was long considered alien in a US that peddled a myth of classlessness. This was a politically convenient myth in a country where, Sanders notes, three rich men have more wealth than the poorest half."

Class lies at the heart of most social inequity. I'm glad Bernie has been able to help further the conversation in the mainstream over the years.

Originally posted by Stoic
Bernie Sanders? His problem is that he talks too much about giving away free shit that isn’t actually free.

I've generally seen him explain how he'd pay for stuff.

Free college tuition would be covered with a ~1% tax on Wall Street speculation, for example.

Edit

Bernie's pretty damn awesome. I wish he were POTUS.

Weird world when someone is considered "radical" because they want people's taxes to be to help the same people paying the taxes as opposed to going on subsidies for corporations that do everything they can to avoid paying taxes.

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Weird world when someone is considered "radical" because they want people's taxes to be to help the same people paying the taxes as opposed to going on subsidies for corporations that do everything they can to avoid paying taxes.

With wealth disparity as high in the US as it was in pre-revolutionary France, you would think something is bound to break, eventually.

I saw Bernie speak in my downtown when he was campaigning, I guess it was 2016... (shit I've kind of forgotten)..

But anyway, yeah, it was great. Cornell West was there, too.

Originally posted by Stoic
Bernie Sanders? His problem is that he talks too much about giving away free shit that isn’t actually free.

Is that what Fox News told you?

Originally posted by Darth Thor
Is that what Fox News told you?

Nah, to be completely honest with you, I’m cool with Sanders for the most part and after Obama left office, I felt strongly about two candidates that I was interested in seeing do well. Sanders happened to be one of them. I am however opposed to the idea of making business owners pay their fair share of taxes speeches, just like I am opposed to Biden doing so. Ran Paul was another person that I liked, but for completely different reasons.

Originally posted by jaden_2.0
Weird world when someone is considered "radical" because they want people's taxes to be to help the same people paying the taxes as opposed to going on subsidies for corporations that do everything they can to avoid paying taxes.

Originally posted by Stoic
Nah, to be completely honest with you, I’m cool with Sanders for the most part and after Obama left office, I felt strongly about two candidates that I was interested in seeing do well. Sanders happened to be one of them. I am however opposed to the idea of making business owners pay their fair share of taxes speeches, just like I am opposed to Biden doing so. Ran Paul was another person that I liked, but for completely different reasons.

Agree or disagree with him, Bernie is one of the very few politicians left who actually cares to help people. Especially in the U.S.

Having said that I dont think its about taxing business owners, but more about making sure huge corporations with massive profits pay their fair share (to help the poorest pay for healthcare, food and their soaring energy bills), and dont buy out politicians. And that they dont screw over the back bone of their huge profits (the employees) either.

Its not Communism. Its just adding some Heart to Capitalism.