Bernie Sanders

Demeter

(85,373 posts) Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:02 PM Nov 2015

Soak The Rich by Atrios

http://www.eschatonblog.com/2015/11/soak-rich.html

Denying government benefits to rich people just makes it that much harder for less than rich people to qualify. You know, eligibility, forms, a bureaucracy to determine that eligibility, etc. The way to not give Donald Trump's kids free college involves increasing his taxes. Then give the kids "free college." Democrats really need to get rid of their obsession with means testing everything. There's a simple way to means test everything: increase taxes on rich people. It isn't welfare. It's what the government provides, to everyone, and the price of that is taxes.

We're gonna get President Trump if the Clinton campaign doesn't stop talking to itself. I'm sure they all thought this was a true zinger. It isn't. Echoes of 2008 are still there. Get better.

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Soak The Rich by Atrios (Original Post) Demeter Nov 2015 OP

A Vote For HRC In The Primary Is A Vote For Trump In The General Election - IMHO cantbeserious Nov 2015 #1

That is how I see it, too. Hepburn Nov 2015 #2

The 5th Reich? Demeter Nov 2015 #3

Yes, Trump wants Hillary rather than Bernie, he says, because 'she will be easier to beat'. sabrina 1 Nov 2015 #4

If the democratic machine forces HRC on us THEY are giving the presidency to the GOP. Vincardog Nov 2015 #5

Agree Completely cantbeserious Nov 2015 #6

We need to say it loud and clear NOW. Vincardog Nov 2015 #7

Not to mention Kalidurga Nov 2015 #8

It's an effective zinger in terms of live audience reaction. Eric J in MN Nov 2015 #9

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

1. A Vote For HRC In The Primary Is A Vote For Trump In The General Election - IMHO

Reply to Demeter (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:13 PM

Nov 2015

eom

Hepburn

(21,054 posts)

2. That is how I see it, too.

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:19 PM

Nov 2015

We nominate Hillary and we get one of the Repukes currently occupying the GOP clown car.

Man, if we thought Ronnie Raygun was awful, Bush Boy bad, can you imagine what the hell a Prez tRump would do?

Demeter

(85,373 posts)

3. The 5th Reich?

Reply to Hepburn (Reply #2)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:24 PM

Nov 2015

sabrina 1

(62,325 posts)

4. Yes, Trump wants Hillary rather than Bernie, he says, because 'she will be easier to beat'.

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #1)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 05:53 PM

Nov 2015

Bernie beats all the Repubs in polls taken, Hillary weaker against them.

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

5. If the democratic machine forces HRC on us THEY are giving the presidency to the GOP.

Reply to Demeter (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 06:05 PM

Nov 2015

cantbeserious

(13,039 posts)

6. Agree Completely

Reply to Vincardog (Reply #5)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 06:24 PM

Nov 2015

eom

Vincardog

(20,234 posts)

7. We need to say it loud and clear NOW.

Reply to cantbeserious (Reply #6)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 06:29 PM

Nov 2015

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

8. Not to mention

Reply to Demeter (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 08:08 PM

Nov 2015

This reeks of class division. Lets make sure that the rich kids don't have to mingle with the poors.

Eric J in MN

(35,619 posts)

9. It's an effective zinger in terms of live audience reaction.

Reply to Demeter (Original post)

Sun Nov 22, 2015, 08:15 PM

Nov 2015

However, the idea that we shouldn't have free state universities because it would benefit Donald Trump doesn't work well in print.

The website "Talking Points Memo" has plenty of readers who plan to vote for Hillary Clinton. But the reaction in the Comments to this argument by her is negative:

http://forums.talkingpointsmemo.com/t/discussion-clinton-slams-sanders-free-college-idea-by-invoking-donald-trumps-kids/29003/51

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