Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "The Difference Between Hillary Clinton And Bernie Sanders Supporters" video.

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  17. +w9j15g Walmart pays above the min. wage already. And they have pushed for a higher min. wage in the past knowing it would hurt smaller competitors. Walmart pays the market rate for retail workers. I find it funny that you rip on Walmart but not Target, Hy Vee, Safeway, Raley's and so on for their comparable wages (and they also hire less people). You are wanting to make a policy that effects everyone just because you hate one company. That is now how we should be approaching economic policies. "The data show that raising the minimum wage has only a minor, short-term, adverse effect on employment when it is done reasonably." Not really. It has a long term effect on those at a disadvantage such as teenagers from communities that suffer through poverty. Instead of getting a job, developing skills and connections and getting out of poverty, they get stuck. Before the min. wage black and white teenage unemployment was comparable. Since then black teenage unemployment has gone up drastically. There is a reason why the black community continues to suffer and be in poverty. There are other factors as well but the inability to get a job at a young age plays a role. "By putting more money in the hands of low-wage earners, it actually boosts economic growth leading to increases in employment down the line." Again, false. If it were that easy then why not a $100/hr? Or why not just mail people checks for $20,000? What boosts an economy is producing, not spending. "The FHA did NOT cause the housing bubble. You are parroting misinformation from the Republican Party." Actually I never heard of the republican party mentioning the FHA. My own intelligence has me realizing the FHA caused a housing bubble just like the student loan program is going to cause a student loan bubble. "Why should a degree be as expensive as a house?" Because for the four years of work you do you can get a lot of value back from that, such as buying a house. "Why should a degree PREVENT you from buying a house? " It doesn't. "The average student graduated in 2015 with $35,000 in student loan debt." I agree, that is a slight problem. The federal government artificially increased demand with their student loan program and supply did not keep up with demand causing an increase in prices. That is basic econ. 101. The federal government again caused a problem here. It increased spending without increasing production and prices went up......hmmmm......this sounds familiar. "The economy is helped much more when people have disposable income" I agree. With increased production goods and services get better and there are more of them which drives prices down. "Do you know who benefits from student loan debt? The banks! And you have been fooled into supporting their policies!" I really don't support the federal student loan program.
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  19. +porculizador Ok, what formula? That is completely new to me. "from 1790s to 1930s banks and financial institutions went thru 15 year boom-and-bust cycles that hurt our economy" That is not true. It had recessions but that is simply due to the growth of the economy. After Glass-Steagall we still had recessions. Recessions happen, it is how we recover is key. Those boom and bust cycles you are talking about had fast recovery due to the federal government doing nothing to true to "fix" the situation. In the 30s the federal government tried to "fix" the economy and we saw the slowest recovery of all time. After that during following recessions the federal government did nothing to try to "fix" the recessions and we were fine until 2007 when guess what? The fed. felt it was necessary to "fix" the situation again and it hindered the recovery. Glass-Steagall was pretty much pointless after the 50s. . Pointing to it as the reasons for what has occurred is displaying a high level of ignorance. " let me tell you that a mcdonald's cashier or cook in denmark makes $20 per hour and they pay less for big macs over there." You just literally took a situation involving a complex economy and reduced it down to the big mac and the min. wage. It isn't that easy. "that makes their people the happiest people on earth" What do you mean "happiest"? "if other countries can do it, why can't we? " They are countries with different societies and less diversity. Denmark also has mandatory military, do you want that as well? "there are no libertarian governments in existence anywhere in the world for a reason: it doesn't work" That depends. But anyway, the US is a country of 320+ million people. The issue is more complicated then what you are making it out to be.
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  21. +w9j15g I think you are completely wrong in what you think I am. I am not a libertarian, I am a moderate. You paint me as one because I oppose federal government action thus you think I am anti-government. In other comments I have said that too much government is just as bad as no government. I oppose Bernie Sanders and policies such as Glass-Steagall because it creates too much government. There is a desire to have government granted you make sure that government remains the servants and not the masters. There is a desire to have money spent by government granted that you get your money's worth. You do that with keeping government as local as possible. With smaller, more local government you have more control of government to where it actually works for the people the way the people want. While studying the constitution it is clear to me that was the exact line of thinking of the founding fathers. The constitution laid out the role of the federal government, the limitations of all governments, and gave more power to the states. The primary role of the fed. was deal with foreign affairs and make sure that citizens have rights. Those rights in no way gave the potential of the federal government the ability to have power the people. It gave power to the people to control government. You want to expand the federal government feeling it can be beneficial in that it can prevent X, Y and Z and offer A, B and C. You feel it can prevent recessions with regulations. It may can. But what it can also do it work with special interest groups that hurts others to benefit the few, such as the bail outs. You may not like the bail outs but that is the power you gave that government. I am the one that want to take it away. You want that government to have more power and then you get confused when they abuse it for their benefits like the government is moral and just. Let me give some reason why I feel that way. Growing up in a small town there was no need to have much of a government. There were streets without stop signs. Most fire fighters were volunteer (around 70% are in the US). Healthcare was not an issue. One doctor was a sports fanatic and donated money to create clinic to give care to anyone with a sports related injury. There were times the local hospital simply picked up the rest of the tab if insurance did not cover it all. This is typical of rural areas. That is why they typically vote republican and support small government. Now I live in a city. There is now way that we can go without stop signs. I like having government oversight to ensure that mechanic who works on my car is held accountable ( I knew 4 in my hometown). Same with doctors, stores and other businesses. In a city it is less personal thus there is a need for more government. That isn't bad. What is bad is when people from the city translate it to the federal level and want to force their will on everyone. That is not the right approach. You fall in the latter category. You feel the government needs to enforce regulations and thus want to enforce them at the federal level. You are creating problems, not helping them. History has shown this never works. And when I come up and suggest you are wrong in that we should not be giving the fed more power you claim I am some anti-government fool. That right there shows you how myopic you are. But considering how you feel that the Glass-Steagall repeal caused the housing bubble (even though facts say otherwise) it doesn't surprise me. I suggest you do more research on the issue before you jump to conclusion. It is clear that you lack knowledge on the topic and don't possess an open mind on the issue. You are a person wanting another Glass-Steagall but then will complain when the bailouts happen. That is like wanting a drunk driver to drive you home but complaining when they wreck your car.
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  25. +porculizador I read your comment. 1. Even under Glass-Steagall we still had boom and bust cycles. We had at least 3 I can think off. The issue is that the federal government did little to nothing to try to "fix' the economy and recovery was quick. Just like what happened in 1921. It is clear that the Glass-Steagall repeal did not cause the recession. 2. What is happiness? That is a subjective idea. You also have to consider that Denmark is a country of 5 million people with a completely different society compared to the US and far less diversity. You can't compare. Doing so is displaying a high level of ignorance. Great, so Denmark, a country that contributes little to the world, has mandatory military, basically no diversity, and has around 5 million people is happy. Who cares? 3. Where in all of my comments have I said I was a libertarian? Read one of my earlier comments and I said I am a moderate that supports following the constitution and establishing state rights. I understand that too much government is just as bad as no government. Just because I want to limit the fed doesn't mean I am a libertarian. It means I want smaller, more local government that the people can control more and see if it actually works for them. You have such a radical idea of wanting to expand the powers of the federal government but I bet you would be the first to complain when they abuse that power. What is even more crazy is that you feel it is "simple" which displays even more ignorance. But nowhere have I shown that I oppose abolishing government. If you really want to succeed in life and learn more you can't be so radical.
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  27. +porculizador We have had boom and bust cycles under Glass Steagall. We had a bust under Carter, under Reagan we improved. "i have the most credible source for this," but have yet to provide it. Look at GDP growth throughout the year. You see recessions. You never hear of them because we recovered quickly due to little to no federal government action, just like what happened in 1921. The happiness index is subjective. Also it still doesn't change the fact that you are comparing the US to Denmark, two countries with vastly different societies. Really, what is happiness? Settling for mediocrity is happiness? Being forced to join the military is happiness? If you did that in the US then people would be very pissed off. Saying "they are happier in Denmark" is not an argument. They have 5 million people, little diversity, and accomplish almost nothing compare to the US. How many times have they landed on the moon? How many major companies do they have? "is a tenet for the first stages of libertarianism, which is a conservative movement btw. are you for a small military? " It is not a tenet for libertarianism, but if you want to think that then fine. I see what you are trying to do with the military question. You do know that when compared in percent of GDP we are number 4 in the world in military spending. We are a military that is comparable in size to other countries, and people on their own free will sign up for it. The military we have now is fine. " and small police force?" Whatever that local government wants. Police are ran and funded locally. "and small firemen force?" Considering how around 70% of firefighters are volunteered it is safe to say it is pretty small. But again, it all depends on what that local government wants. "and small infrastructure?" What is infrastructure? Really, I hear this a lot. Maybe if we built something correctly the first time it wouldn't be falling apart. But again, it comes down to what the state and local governments want. You are trying to say "you want small this and small that". I can't define what "small" is. How ever much of those programs you want is up to the state and local government (with the exception of the military since that is ran by the fed and is constitutional in doing so). If a state wants a large police force and their citizens vote on it then why not? That is their choice. If they don't want it then they can rally to vote against it or move to another state and remain a US citizen. You see the balance of that? "let's also get rid of unemployment and disability and social security and medicare." Considering they are programs that are inefficient an running out of money, plus are unconstitutional and has created more problems, why not? Here is the problem, you want your idea of government to be instituted at the federal level. I am not saying your idea of government is 100% wrong, it is just that not everyone wants it. People wanted healthcare reform in 2008 but we could not get 60 senate democrats go agree on one bill. The reason why is because while people wanted healthcare reform they all wanted something different. This is the exact same problem the founding fathers ran into thus they created state rights. You want your government to be established at the fed. But when a group of republicans come in push to establish theirs then you complain. You action causes that to happen. Mine is saying you can push to establish your idea of what government should do at the state and local level. If you like it then great, if not then rally to change it or move to another state that fits your ideas. I live in a state that is right to work, has no income tax, is right leaning. I moved here. I will not live in CA that is very liberal. I will also not push to change what CA is doing because that is what those citizens want, but you will. You can call me a libertarian all you want but at least I am not a fascist like you.
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