John Lewis: Nothing Is Free

[Dawson Leery]

http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2016/02/17/john-lewis-on-bernie-sanders-nothing-free-in-america/

“I think it’s the wrong message to send to any group. There’s not anything free in America. We all have to pay for something. Education is not free. Health care is not free. Food is not free. Water is not free. I think it’s very misleading to say to the American people, we’re going to give you something free.”

Thank you for some maturity Congressman.

[metroins]

1. Apparently we're in the land of

No depth.

People look at Sanders and Trump and don't ask "How?"

It's nuts.

[2naSalit]

2. Nothing is free

in a capitalist society.

[Hekate]

21. Strangely enough, all our foundational documents assume capitalism as a given. nt

[2naSalit]

22. They do

and I find that troubling to a large degree.

[Thinkingabout]

3. John Lewis has been in the House for a while, he knows when an issue is passed in Congress

and knows they will need to be paid, we can't continue to increase the debt by increasing it by trillions a year.

I think about our military personal who have served time in service of our country, there is college tuition available for our military, they earn the tuition by giving of their service and now some feels like it should be free. If you want a college education be willing to give of service to our nation.

[hedda_foil]

6. This post is incredibly racist. Please take it down before a jury does it for you.

[Satch59]

8. What's more troubling...

The jury was 4-3 to hide... 3 Bernie supporters thought it was fine...that's sad.

[wysi]

10. Absolutely shocking behavior by the jury

This place plumbs new depths every day.

[Ken Burch]

18. You don't know that it was Bernie supporters thinking it was fine.

For that matter, we don't know the idiot who posted it was.

Personally, I think that poster should be banned.

[SunSeeker]

11. Indeed. I smell pizza. nt

[Cha]

5. Brilliant! Simply brilliant.. from the esteemed Congreesman, John Lewis.

It's uber misleading.. I'm bummed so many are falling for it.

Mahalo Dawson~

[dlwickham]

9. K&R

[Starry Messenger]

12. The post in this thread that was hidden should get the poster banned.

[brer cat]

13. + a million, Starry Messenger.

Should be automatic, but I won't hold my breath waiting for it....after all, this is "silly season" and apparently anything goes.

[Starry Messenger]

15. He went and whined about it in GD too:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10027621759

[brer cat]

16. Well, at least that didn't last long.

Double down is rarely a good strategy even if you have buddies to protect your racist "free speech." He didn't know John Lewis was black...suuuuuure!

[Starry Messenger]

17. Right? A likely story.

[handmade34]

14. "TNSTAAFL"

for you Robert Heinlein fans...

TANSTAAFL... an acknowledgement that in reality a person or a society cannot get "something for nothing". Even if something appears to be free, there is always a cost to the person or to society as a whole, although that may be a hidden cost or an externality

[Hekate]

20. Unforgettable lesson from early in my life: There Ain't No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

Payment is always due at some point.

We can argue about how much and from whom and a variety of complexities, but the point remains: Nothing's free.

[George II]

19. In his interview this morning after endorsing Hillary Clinton, Jim Clyburn said:

"I don't believe in free lunches"!