Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "A Rigged Economy: This Is How it Works | Bernie Sanders" video.

  1. +Ricardo del toro Actually Bernie can't, firefighters are funded locally. Bernie is a federal politician. Some areas have their firefighters funded privately.
    2
  2. The "corrupt system" is purely a symptom of the federal government have too much power. So after Bernie expands the power of the federal government and is out of office, what is going to stop future presidents from becoming corrupt? Also new wealth goes to everyone, not just the rich. My smart phone has more computing power then what put a man on the moon.
    1
  3. +poptart 523 Stagnate wages are a myth. 1. Companies started giving raises through benefits such as healthcare benefits. That is because the payroll tax meant that if a business paid someone a higher wage then they will have to pay a higher tax. To avoid that they paid in benefits which are 100% tax free 2. Disposable income is rising. That is because increased technology and productivity. Goods and services are cheaper and more affordable. So while on paper people may seem to have the same wage, in reality they don't, they have a higher wage. 3. More women are entering the workforce. Women on average earn more due to their decisions (that is another topic in itself). But they are certainly holding the average down Also new wealth always grows at the top....so what? So someone on top has a 6+ cellphone, my Galaxy S5 is still better than any rich person had in the 90s. Now I am not saying it has all been good, but to say it has been bad is either lying or not knowing what is completely going on.
    1
  4. +poptart 523 Actually most corporations don't pay the min. wage, they pay more. That is why less than 5% earn at or below the min. wage. Businesses don't pay more because they simply can't afford it. Disposable income going up means people have more money. Saying it hasn't kept up with inflation shows you have no idea what you are talking about. Low skill jobs have not seen their productivity go up much if at all. Productivity has increased due to technology and those that invested int that technology or those who invented it has seen an increase in their wages. It is called Skilled Biased Technological Change. The burger flipper at McDonalds is not more productive. Even at that everyone has seen the gains of increased productivity. Increase productivity means goods and services a better and cheaper. I, as a graduate student earning only $24,000 a year has a Galaxy S5 and a reliable car, a nice laptop and other material goods that are better than some one who was rich had in the 90s. The same goes for others who are low income. So to say all the gains went to the 1% is simply not true. Wealth does not equal income. Until you learn about that we can't discuss income inequality. To answer you question of 400 families owning more wealth than .......Consider this. A homeowner has 30 times more wealth than a renter. A homeowner has around 60% of their wealth tied into their home. Beyond owning a home the average person does not have much wealth. The reason why there are people on the top that have so much wealth is because they are the ones that own a major business. For example the Walton family own half of Walmart. Not everyone desires to do that. Wealth inequality is actually good and is a sign of a strong economy. It means that wealth is being created where everyone benefits. Now if you want to talk about income inequality we can, but you have to learn the difference between income and wealth. Until you do that we can't move on. Lobbying of politicians is simply a symptom of a disease. That disease is a federal government having too much power. If you want to remove lobbying of politicians then remove the power of the federal government and give it back to the states. If the federal government has no power than it can't be bought. This is exactly why the founding fathers wanted a limited federal government to where it actually had zero control of the citizens and wanted more power to the states and local government. It was to prevent exactly that. Attack the disease, not the symptom.
    1
  5. +Henry TheGreatAmerican Domestic powers. That is how the country was designed. The federal government dealt with foreign affairs and enforced the constitution on the states, the states dealt with domestic policies and enforced the constitution on the fed. The constitution placed limitations on all governments. "Whatever power it does have is not being used to benefit us average folks" So you don't like your police, roads, schools or a vast majority of your government programs?
    1
  6. +Tim Arthur How can he send people to jail when they did not break any laws? Plus the tax on Wall Street Speculation won't work.
    1
  7. +Linda Mitchell So you just want to investigate people for no reason?
    1