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Originally Posted by ronasch [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What policy do u specifically like that u believe Bernie will make work? Socialism has never worked and never will, but I am willing to hear them.

yea what lune said. You might have it mixed up (understandably because there are a lot of fears tactics against it) with Marxism or communism. It's just as removed from that as capitalism or the free market is.

look at local examples: The public school system (which has suffered more and more that free market capitalists and republicans fight to have its budgets cut and cut over the last 30 years) is socialism, roads, highways, freeways, bridges, all socialism. Healthcare for the elderly, even without Obamacare, is socialism. The list goes on and on.

And like Bernie has pointed out this week, social security (a social program) has never once been over budget, never once made a late payment, and operates at under its budget by 2.8 trillion.

It works really well and it works for every democratic nation.

What doesn't work, is trusting people who's #1 interest is to make a profit, that they will do whats good for other people. That they will provide jobs, that they wont try to cut them at the first opportunity. That the free market will make safe investments with other peoples money rather than risky ones where the person who actually makes the investment has no risk. Again, the dangers of a unchecked market with no government regulation goes on and on and on.

So what about Bernie do I like? sorry, let me get back on track.

I like that he wants to expand social security, I like that he wants to spend money on Americas infrastructure rather than interfering with international affairs that we simply cannot afford. Especially how after all of the last 17 years worth of interference has proven to cause more harm than good.

I like that Bernie sanders ISNT supported by corporations, that he refuses campaign donations from cooperators that he thinks do not operate ethically.

I like that Bernie sanders is the enemy of the media because its THEM that he wants to fight, not republicans.

I like that Bernie wants to raise taxes for people that make over 250,000 a year, because right now they pay the SAME taxes as someone who makes 118000 a year. I live in California, there are A LOT of entitled youths that make well over 250,000 a year in my city alone, its absurd that they get to buy Tesla's instead of paying the same taxes as someone who teaches their future children.

I like Bernie because he has a proven track record of standing up for and believing in what is right, not what is the trend in the press or political spheres.

I like Bernie because you can look at his history, and you can see him fighting against policies that have time and time again, failed, exactly as Bernie said they would.

I like Bernie Sanders because he is a SMART person. He's outraged and tired of the way the government has been treating the people. I like him because just like he has every time in the past, hes going to get in there and do what he says hes going to do.