2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI guess you're right: the 1%ers DON'T like Bernie Sanders...
Killer Mike (Michael Render)
Net worth: $5 M
Contributions to Bernie Sanders: $0
DemocracyDirect
(708 posts)The ones that support Bernie with their time aren't expecting payback.
CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)They're expecting free college and free healthcare and their college loan debt written off.
Those are all things we would all want, but let's drop the pretense that when a Bernie fan clicks donate they don't want something out of the deal.
DemocracyDirect
(708 posts)When 1% write checks they know exactly what legislation they want passed or blocked for their financial interest.
Free college and free healthcare would be to the benefit of all Americans.
You can't see it because you're too deep into it.
CorkySt.Clair
(1,507 posts)DemocracyDirect
(708 posts)We want what helps everyone.
I've already got health care and a university degree.
So why are you doing what you are doing?
brooklynite
(94,571 posts)I thought I was supporting a pro-choice, pro-gay rights, pro-immigration, pro-election reform, pro-progressive taxation mainstream Democrat with the strength to win a General Election, but maybe I got it wrong?
Armstead
(47,803 posts)Here's your niceness on some select social iossues, but you also have to take our close relationships with Wall St. PIGS and Big Abusive Corporations who will sell the babies of their workers if they think they can get a .001 more rate of return on quarterly profits.
Here's your election reformers who recruit big time lobbyists and bundlers and SuperPacs to suck in donations from Wealthy Owners...er doners who are only interested in civic welfare. And the election reformers who didn't want debates initially, and even now hate the idea of new people participating in the process.
And all to support a candidate with ever-rising unfavorable numbers nationally, and will get her clock cleaned if the GOP manages to put someone like Kasich against her.
ret5hd
(20,491 posts)Just let her be honest...I'm sure we could all get behind a few tax breaks and trade deals and pipelines.
BillZBubb
(10,650 posts)The 1%'ers don't like Bernie, but they love Hillary. She's bought and paid for.
Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)Buzz Clik
(38,437 posts)itsrobert
(14,157 posts)Devine. $880000 a montj.
Nanjeanne
(4,960 posts)between having lots of money and believing that you should still be paying your fair share. And wealthy people who support policies that continue to increase income inequality.
Why would anyone care how much money Killer Mike has -- or how much he donated to Bernie Sanders? What kind of obsessive person actually researches this kind of thing? What a waste of time.
PufPuf23
(8,776 posts)Bluenorthwest
(45,319 posts)It's not about having some bucks, brook. Many people have bucks. That's really not a problem. You sort of don't get it. And that's adorable.
DemocracyDirect
(708 posts)... for themselves.
They will literally step on anyone who disagrees with them.
And they will just step over the millions who don't have a voice.
think4yourself
(837 posts)for Bernie in Atlanta was priceless. I advise you to find it on YouTube and discover that deeds and actions are much more valuable than a mindless check delivered at a "salon" engagement.
Peep his Instagram feed, it's pretty cool, too.