Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Chris Matthews Gets Awkward About Bernie Sanders" video.

  1. While I don't like him Matthews is smart here.  Bernie has little to no chance of winning.  He will look smart there.  Bernie Sanders is an economic illiterate and is dangerous.
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  2. ***** "Bernie has been polling better than every single republican candidate in head to head comparisons, and he's less than ten points behind Hillary Clinton with months to go before the primary elections. " Still early, as in over a year away. " Because he identifies the ridiculous income inequality in America?" Which exist due to policies he supports. "Because he wants to spend money to rebuild our infrastructure? " As in what? Digging holes does not create wealth. "Because he wants to reform education so kids graduating college don't have tens of thousands of dollars in debt?" Which will make education worse due to lower quality. "You're entitled to your opinion, but your opinion is bad and you should feel bad." Bernie Sanders is a prime example of when government creates a problem his solution is more government. That only compounds our problem. Sanders is a fool.
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  3. ***** "Um, the policies that cause income inequality were de-regulation of wall street, " No, it is due to a tax system that attacks those who earn money and give to those who do nothing. Regulations made things worse. Sanders wants more regulations and taxes which will just compound our problems. We tried this in the late 20s and early 30s and look what happened. "Spending money to fix and maintain our infrastructure creates viable, sustainable middle-class income jobs and not only increase efficiency but decrease wasteful energy use." Once again digging holes or building pointless buildings don't generate wealth. Tried in the 30s and look what happened then. "  The fact that we have some of the worst mass transportation systems in the developed world is pathetic." No we don't. "Kids don't stop going to college because of student loan debt, they have to go because so many jobs require them now." Yes they do stop. Even at that we are still short professors and staff. So how do you solve that problem? Federal college loans increased tuition, now "free" college will make it more expensive to where quality goes down. Enjoy worthless degrees. "by actually increasing taxes on corporate gains " Which chases away businesses. "means kids graduate with little to no student debt. " And no jobs to get. Raising the min. wage looks better now. After Bernie chases away businesses all college degree holders have to look forward to are min. wage jobs. With a high min. wage all those businesses would want to hire are those with college degrees. The poor will suffer, but they will have jobs digging holes. Thus we will have government low paying jobs, people with college degrees working min. wage jobs for 30k a year, and no high paying jobs. Bernie is a fool.
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  4. BernieSandersenEspañol What happen in the 40s and beyond were lower taxes and regulations, mainly from FDR dying.
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  5. ***** Taxes were not high, look at revenue as percent of GDP during that time.
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  6. ***** " The highest tax rates capped out at about 50-60%.  The highest tax rates now caps out around 30%.  That doesn't even count all the loopholes now." Nobody paid those 50-60%, and even with that revenue as percent of GDP was the same then as it is now. Just that now with technology businesses are able to leave easier thus higher taxes scare them away. The economy is different in the 50s compared to now. "The biggest shift in income happened when middle-class manufacturing jobs were lost overseas." Due to higher taxes and regulation along with the economy evolving. The middle class is still there, it is just different. People also focused on getting a home instead of going to college in the 50s, now people go to college and delay getting a home and starting a family.
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