Sunday, August 9, 2015

About Bernie Sanders and Socialism

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders backs Obama's agreement with Iran
. . .  “ 'This agreement is obviously not all that many of us would have liked but it beats the alternative – a war with Iran that could go on for years,” Sanders said in his statement. “If Iran does not live up to the agreement, sanctions may be reapplied. If Iran moves toward a nuclear weapon, all available options remain on the table. I think it is incumbent upon us, however, to give the negotiated agreement a chance to succeed.' ” . . .

 Socialist Bernie Sanders begins to lay out his potential presidential platform
. . . "In Sanders’ socialist America, the tax rate on America’s wealthy “will be more than it is right now,” though Sanders refused to specify exactly how much higher."Read more

 
 A Bernie Sanders Presidency Is ALL About Socialism   "However, many economists and lawmakers have taken issue with the idea of basing a modern tax increase, especially as high as 90 percent, on policies issued in the past. e are many more economic factors that must be considered with such a impactful policy stance.
. . .  “Before Congress decides it can raise the top rate without any adverse effects, policy makers need to get the relevant facts about how taxes affect the economy.”
"Nevertheless, Sanders has made wealth retribution a significant part of his political career, often making private sector companies the enemy of his crusade."
"For instance, a congressional joint committee report from 2012 argued there are many more economic factors that must be considered with such a impactful policy stance."

Bernie Sanders, Socialist.  Yahoo Answers: What is Democratic Socialism in simple terms?   "Best Answer:  The Socialist ideology is a theory , fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and which holds forth beliefs that have no basis in reality. Under socialism, incentives either play a minimal role or are ignored totally. A centrally planned economy without market prices or profits, where property is owned by the state, is a system without an effective incentive mechanism to direct economic activity. By failing to emphasize incentives, socialism is a theory inconsistent with human nature and is therefore doomed to fail. Socialism is based on the theory that incentives don't matter!. . .
"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery"...Winston Churchill

What  Are Socialism And Capitalism In Simple Terms?
"In a recent online edition of Pravda, Stanislav Mishin wrote, "It must be said, that like the breaking of a great dam, the American decent into Marxism is happening with breath taking speed, against the back drop of a passive, hapless sheeple, excuse me dear reader, I meant people.' "
When both systems fail.
"When socialism fails it can leave a residue of totalitarian governance or merely implode into a a social democracy that limps along after receding dreams of utopia. We in America need to ask ourselves if we want to become another Europe? If so why?
"When capitalism fails it will self-correct, if it is left alone, because it is based on the native desire of the human spirit to survive and even thrive. Its failures can and will be painful, but pain has a purpose. Capitalism can only completely fail when it is arbitrarily replaced by another system of economics. This is what is happening in America now. We are financing the loss of our own liberties for the safety of servitude. Is this trade worth it?"

Bernie Sanders is now effectively a hostage of #BlackLivesMatter   " Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. A large, well attended Bernie Sanders rally was shut down entirely by a handful of Black Lives Matter protesters." . . . "They have learned that Sanders has a weak team and no stomach for a confrontation and can be bullied into silence as they advance their agenda. Sanders had a huge crowd at the first event who were obviously there to see and hear him and were disgruntled when he was denied the chance to speak. Yet he let them down and ran away from a confrontation with a few agitators. This is a leader? This is what inspires a nation to follow you into the future?"
 Ann Althouse has more to say about this
Do all our candidates fear these people?


 Still, Bernie Sanders isn't awarded much chance by the DNC:
 The DNC Paves the Way for a Clinton Coronation

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