Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Bernie Sanders Isn't Afraid Of His Own Liberalism" video.

  1. +Aetherium Master The phrases "democratic socialist" and "social democrat" are phrases used to pull wool over your eyes. Playing the word "democrat" or "democratic" by something does not make it any better.
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  2. It isn't hippies, it is the fact that socialism on the grand scale does not work. People from the 80s remember the cold war and developing a stronger free market during that times is what promoted growth. The people voting for Bernie now are spoiled from what capitalism gave them. They have no clue why they have it so well off, or don't even realize why they are so well off. They are in for a rude awakening.
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  3. +gj804 Putting "democracy" by a word does not make it better. We don't have a democracy in the US for good reason. I can say something is "murder democracy" but in the end it is still murder.
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  4. +gj804 Uh no. Nothing at the federal level has ever been determined by the majority of the people.
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  5. +gj804 You are close, but still not quite there.
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  6. +Forsaken Heretic You mean countries with much smaller populations and completely different societies? If Bernie really wanted to follow those models he will be against universal healthcare and college and push for more state rights. Instead he is doing the opposite.
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  7. +Forsaken Heretic Wow, so much misinformation. One, those countries are facing problems as well. France has over 10% unemployment for example. To say that they all earn a "living wage" and they are all doing well is 100% false. Even with that they are much smaller in population and have completely different societies and histories. You can't simply say that just because something "works" there then it will work in the US. The US has arguably the best healthcare system in the world. Our college system is completely different. Denmark has mandatory military, Norway props up their policies with oil, Germany prevents people from going to college by law. Who's model do you want to follow? You are taking a complex issue and limiting it down to 1. other countries do it 2. people live there. That is it. That is an incredibly ignorant stance. "Also states rights are a raw deal. People used this states rights argument whenever we were talking about ending slavery," And a constitution amendment ended slavery. " they used the states rights argument whenever we were talking about ending segregation, they talked about it whenever we talked about legalizing gay marriage" Which was ended because of the 14th amendment. There are standards and limitations in place. "Overall this states rights argument has been used to deny people their basic rights which every human being is entitled too." And opposing state rights have done that as well. Establishing a one size fits all policy that hurts certain areas of the country to benefit others is not good either. I can point to legit policies like the min. wage and federal corporate taxes both of which are unconstitutional. All you can point to are slavery and gay marriage, both which were solved by following the constitution. Too much government is just as bad as no government. You have to have standards. You and Bernie don't have standards which will cause more problems.
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  8. +Forsaken Heretic "Denmark also has a very small population" I agree, so right away you can't compare Denmark to the US. I am glad we agree on that. Also, how do you rate happiness? That is a very vague criteria and subjective. What has Denmark done to impact the world? Nothing. I guess if being mediocre is happiness then I don't want that lifestyle. I am happy trying to be the best I can be and make an impact. But of course Bernie Sanders supporters support mediocrity, they don't know how to work. Yes, France having 10% unemployment is a problem. He wants to bring jobs back. France's high tax and regulations are not working. It is one of the larger countries in Europe. Now imagine it with 300+ million people. "Are you really saying just because our unemployment rate is lower that our economic system is better just because you bring up one statistic from one country doesn't mean Sanders ideas won't work." I am saying that your comparison of the US to other countries is simplistic and myopic. Every country has different problems. You can't say they are doing well when if you look at them they are dealing with problems. Replacing one set of problems with another is not a solution. But of course I wouldn't expect anything more from a Bernie Sanders supporters considering how they lack basic economic knowledge. On healthcare. https://www.aei.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/-the-business-of-health_110115929760.pdf Listen, I know regressive liberals hate facts. Really facts are like kryptonite to regressive liberals. That book breaks down how the US has arguably the best healthcare system in the world. Not best healthcare quality, but best system. The reason why healthcare cost so much in the US is because of the federal government getting involved. Polices such as medicare and medicaid and the payroll tax in general do not help. Three ares in the market that has seen a drastic increase in prices has had a lot of federal government involvement in it. They are healthcare, housing and college. I told you why on healthcare. With housing you had the FHA, with college you have federal student loans. Adding more government is not going to help. "so there wouldn't be 45,000 Americans dying because they can't afford healthcare anymore. " There will be people dying because 1. people will die waiting 2. productivity will go down due to rationing "guess what we already have rationing of care in the US" Yes, for people who are actually are productive and can afford care. And getting care gets them back to work and being productive in society. You want to keep those people out of work so some bum can get care who doesn't produce. "Germany is a service economy that relies on low skill jobs" How do you expect to have healthcare for all and improve the system if you push for low skill jobs? How is college different? Here are two ways, the NCAA and campuses. "My point about state rights went right over your head." No it didn't. "I was explaining how historically it was just a cop out so that people could prevent progress from happening. " Yeah, like people misused the first amendment by being instigators at Trump rallies now, or the OWS people. Or how people think the right to pursue happiness means taking from others. People on both sides misuse something as a cop out. Why are you placing me in that crowd? I told you how slavery was banned using the constitution. The same goes with the gay marriage issue and segregation. But of course you ignored that. "I'm not even going try too explain why we should have corporate tax rates and a minimum wage and how its not unconstitutional." Point to me where in the constitution it says those things are legal. The federal government has no role in enforcing min. wage laws. You can make a decent argument for corporate taxes but up until 1913 all individual federal taxes were unconstitutional. I bet you didn't know that. You see, I have standards in what I support. You don't. That is the difference between you and me. You want the federal government to have single payer. I will be 100% honest, I see benefits in it. Here is what I want to prevent. I want to prevent a corrupt politician from getting into federal office and ruining it for the entire country. Do you want a Ted Cruz or Donald Trump controlling your healthcare? No. The idea of state rights is that you have control of the government. And if you don't like it then you can move to another state and remain a US citizen. The constitution and my approach are a moderate approach. Your approach will be feast or famine, and everything points toward famine. If you can't get that basic concept then honestly I hope Sanders win. Getting slapped in the face may be the best thing for you.
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