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Why Are We Punishing People For Getting An Education? | Bernie 2016 (Original Post) liberalnarb Mar 2016 OP
Because we ALL value CAPITALISM over common sense and decency. randys1 Mar 2016 #1
Because it is a threat to the Mega Wealthy. Wellstone ruled Mar 2016 #2
Yep. An informed and educated electorate will push back against the mega wealthy when the try to GoneFishin Mar 2016 #3
"Unrealistic expectations" I have gotten into this argument many times. Basically they say Baobab Mar 2016 #4
What is GATS? JDPriestly Mar 2016 #5

randys1

(16,286 posts)
1. Because we ALL value CAPITALISM over common sense and decency.
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 07:42 PM
Mar 2016

Only when all of us are willing to pony up to the reality that capitalism doesnt work, can we demand real change.

GoneFishin

(5,217 posts)
3. Yep. An informed and educated electorate will push back against the mega wealthy when the try to
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 08:08 PM
Mar 2016

privatize the air we breath from the atmosphere.

Baobab

(4,667 posts)
4. "Unrealistic expectations" I have gotten into this argument many times. Basically they say
Fri Mar 4, 2016, 09:59 PM
Mar 2016

that with jobs going away for good, poor people need to get used to being poor.

Seriously, thats what they say. They want poor people to stop trying to get rich.

Because its "unrealistic" for them to expect to be able to get out of debt and gain financial stability, it isnt going to happen, according to them.


Why? Supply and demand means wages should fall. Not rise. "They should be happy to have jobs at all" (said as kind of threat)

They are quietly getting rid of public education and health care globally with trade deals, even as they profess to care.

Even Bernie Sanders is not telling it like it is about the real reason its so screwed up. Hillary Clinton's husband signed the trade deal that started it all. So voting for her is like saying "I support it"

Most of Hillary Clintons support now comes from GOPers who have registered as Democrats and are voting for her to stop Sanders. They absolutely cannot have him win because he's pretending GATS never happened and that we can still have a New Deal.

I have no idea what is going on there. Likely a cover up on some level!

The fake "single payer" in Vermont was definitely a cover up of GATS.

Only Maine tells the truth. GATS blocks it!



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