Comments by "whyamimrpink78" (@whyamimrpink78) on "Bernie Unchained u0026 Angrier Than You've Ever Seen Him" video.

@KenjaTimu , true. It is amazing how many people Bernie has fooled.
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@Unclejamsarmy , you are correct, Asians are not creative and simply go by the book. I know many in graduate school and they do well in class but struggle in research. Graduate research is about finding answers you don't know and no one else knows. It is about being creative.
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real progressive , that, according to the far left, you are too stupid you manage your life and you need a centralized government to do it for you.
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@moffig1 , wages, arguably, have not been stagnate https://www.nber.org/papers/w13953 https://www.nber.org/papers/w23292 There is evidence to suggest they have, but only with CPI inflation, which has the highest rate of inflation in the economy. Other inflation methods, such as PCE, GDP Deflator and Boskin Commission adjusted CPI has wages growing. Also, there are many shortcomings in inflation https://quickonomics.com/limitations-of-the-consumer-price-index/
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@moffig1 , as for the tax cuts, the ones that expire in 10 years are set at 10 years for a reason. At that point we will have a new president and a new congress to be pressured to pass something. Also, nothing is permanent. And the 500,000 state on medical bankruptcy is not true https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp1716604
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The Senate is a part of Congress.
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Defense spending was around 6% of GDP at that time. Now it is around 3%. Defense spending has been dropping for years. But who needs facts?
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@boggisthecat , what? Than how should we measure it? We need a standards. GDP is is that standard as it is related to the size of the overall economy. And no, shifting money from one account to another does not add to GDP.
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@Alkezo1 , Uh, not true, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures Again, facts.
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@magoo1950 , inflation is too flawed to go off of. What method of inflation? PCE, GDP deflator, CPI? And what about the shortcomings of inflation? There is no standard to inflation. That is why GDP is much better as you are comparing spending to the overall economy.
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@CesarSanchez-et7qg , we also spend more on education than those same nation combine. So do you want to cut our education expenses?
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@Alkezo1 , it is nowhere close to three times GDP.
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@magoo1950 , GDP is the baseline as it is the economy as a whole. And GDP growth over the years has done a lot to grow the average American's income.
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@SatanicRomantic , arguably wages have gone up https://www.nber.org/papers/w23292 https://www.nber.org/papers/w13953
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , uh, no it doesn't.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , there is more than just income and corporate taxes as well.
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@magoo1950 , I don't dispute the data. There is data to suggest wages have stagnated, mainly from CPI inflation. But there is also data to suggested wages have gone up. Read the following reports https://www.nber.org/papers/w13953 https://www.nber.org/papers/w23292 There are other methods to measure inflation such as GDP deflator, Boskin Commission adjusted CPI, and PCE where a worker at the Minneapolis Fed argued that PCE is better than CPI and PCE is used by the Fed to determine interest rates https://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications/the-region/i-say-cpi-you-say-pce There are also many shortcomings to CPI inflation https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/012915/what-are-some-limitations-consumer-price-index-cpi.asp There are a ton of moving parts but more data suggests that wages have grown. It isn't be disputing it. It is me digging farther and not take something off of face value. And if a company grows that means more jobs. It also means more productivity that helps out the consumers which makes their lives easier and better. For example, when Amazon grew it meant another way to shop as oppose to driving around and maybe find what you need/want. And when it grew some more they offer streaming of movies and next day delivery. That is what you have to look at.
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@Alkezo1 , ever thought that we have no threats because of our defense? Also, defense does way more than attack enemies. And again, you have to look at GDP. By your standard we should cut on education expense because we spend way more than the next nation as well.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 defense involves you as well.
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@magoo1950 we spend around 4% on both education and defense. Education is mainly funded state and locally. But by pure dollars we spend the most. So if you want to compare spending you have to do so in the same way. You are changing your standards.
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@magoo1950 society as a whole benefits. You are looking at one individual
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@magoo1950 slaves are forced to work. That is not capitalism
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@adamk116 , I can. They spend around 2% of GDP. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_military_expenditures
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@Alkezo1 , I am looking at percent of GDP. Our GDP is larger than China's so of course we spend more.
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@magoo1950 , wages were not stolen.
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Bernie is a hack. Defense spending has been dropping for years. It was around 6% at that time and was around 9% in the 60s. Now it is around 3%. But of course you will never hear the full story by Comrade Bernie.
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@kevindayton9757 , i am familiar. Bernie wants to completely destroy our nation, blame it on rich people, and use it as an excuse to create a strong, centralized government that takes over our lives.
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@iLLMaSTa35 , he doesn't have to say it, it will be too direct. But it is true that is what he wants.
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@carldean3159 , Bernie is a hack. He has no details in his plans and just yells out talking points. He wants to destroy how this nation functions and centralize it which will violate our freedom and make our nation worse.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , so citing experts and peer reviewed studies and writing a long comment where I break down an issue means I have no details? I guess I should just shout out "VENEZUELA" or call Bernie a communist. Does that work for you?
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@kevindayton9757 1. He will destroy this nation by refusing to understand the other side of the issue. He has no details in his plans and as Hickenlooper put it, Bernie wants to throw a plan out there and let others pick up the pieces. He has no desire to listen to the other side and when pressed by them he just throws his hands up in the air and goes on talking point rants. 2. If he gets his way and people start to struggle along with the economy he will say that more government is needed, that rich people are causing the problems and businesses can't be trusted. 3. Out of that he will create a strong, centralized government that runs the entire economy The major problem with Bernie and his fans is they have no desire to understand the other side and their legit concerns. They just brush their opponents off as bigots, greedy or ignorant. When you treat your opponents like that you alienate them and that leads to destruction.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , I have never shouted Venezuela. Yes, I called Bernie a communist but I gave reasons why. Unlike you I actually give reasons and details to my arguments.
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@carldean3159 , he is no policy substance, he has nothing but talking points. I have seen his interviews and debates, he just goes on talking point rants. When pushed he goes farther with them Here is an example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1cuTmJh8xM&t=1448s Go to the 24 minute mark on the question regarding the min. wage. He never answered it. Here, I will ask you then. With M4A and Bernie wanting to cut healthcare payments by 40%, which will bring our spending down to what other nations do, how will you prevent healthcare providers from cutting access to advanced care like MRIs or CT scans which is what other nations do? How will you prevent the healthcare providers from placing people on waiting lists for heart surgery like other nations do? Who will handle the waiting lists to determine what is elective and what isn't? Answer that.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , I don't disregard them. Recessions happen, how we recover is key. A small recession with a fast recovery is nothing out of the ordinary. As for Venezuela, what they did was place all their eggs in one basket, oil. That is how they funded their programs similar to the programs Bernie wants. He wants to fund them by attacking the rich, Wall Street and corporations. With Venezuela when oil prices dropped they suffered. Same will happen here if the rich just leave. Nordic nations that Bernie wants to copy taxes everyone high. The highest tax bracket in Denmark is $60,000. In the US it is $400,000. I don't hear Bernie pushing for more of a flat tax and taxing the majority of people over 50%. All I hear is him saying he wants to tax the rich and big businesses. Watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQwBA2QlJ3w&t=164s If he wants Nordic results he needs to practice everything they do, a flat tax compared to what we have, less regulations and lower corporate tax rates.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , now this is where you just mock me again.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , yes, how we recover is key. We have had many recessiosn in this nation. They have been small and quick to recover. What does revenue have to do with the higher tax bracket? And yes, the rich can leave and do. Luxembourg is rich because they are a tax haven. If Bernie wants Nordic results he needs to practice what they do, not pick and choose. It is like saying you want to be athletic but instead of exercising and eating healthy like every other athlete does you want to sleep all the time.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , how am I a hypocrite?
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@carldean3159 , the NHS? The same one who denied this girl an MRI after many visits and then she had to wait months? https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2486789/Natasha-16-complained-headaches-She-died-13-doctors-failed-diagnose-brain-tumour.html Again, the US offers the most MRIs in the world. People are also going blind in the UK by being denied eye surgery. And yes, other nations do put those needing heart surgery on waiting lists https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16685314 According to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare certain forms of heart surgery and neurosurgery are considered elective https://www.aihw.gov.au/reports/hospitals/national-definitions-for-elective-surgery-urgency/contents/table-of-contents I think you need a brain cell
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@kevindayton9757 1. Wealth inequality is not bad. To start, do you even know what wealth is? Wealth is the total assets one owns. The reason why we have high wealth inequality is because, one, those with a lot of wealth like Jeff Bezos is the major share holder of their company. Very few have a desire to be in that position. Also, him owning those shares makes the company valuable to begin with. It shows he stands by his business. Next, a lot of people, like me, have negative wealth due to a home loan, a college loan or a car loan. They pull out a loan to buy expensive things they would not be able to afford without a loan. We are such a rich nation we allow people to take the risk of lending out money to others. So just talking about wealth inequality is not an argument. . M4A lack details. Let me ask you, where in Bernie's plan will he handle the fact that healthcare providers will have to reduce accessibility to advanced techniques like other nations do? Who will Bernie put in charge to handle the issue of how healthcare is rationed and who receives what? Tell me that. And no, his plans do not have majority support. 2. All he does is blame the rich 3. When problems happen he will push for more government You don't know my interest. You see, you just dismiss the other side like Bernie does.
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@kevindayton9757 1. Polls are unreliable. They are vague questions on complex issues being asked to non experts. Opinions change when more information is given. Polls also show a snapshot, not a trend. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/howcan-a-poll-of-only-100/ Also, polls don't show how passionate someone is about an issue. They may support something, but if they are not highly passionate than they won't go to the booth. But with polls being unreliable as they are not experts, consider the one you mention about climate change. Would you trust some people being polled or would you trust an expert in Mike Hulme? https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-019-0543-4 Here is the reality, watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3miF4KqOMA The reality is that most people get their information from either mainstream news like CNN or Fox, or independent news like TYT or Daily Wire. Both are the same, they are there to entertain, not inform. As mentioned in that video people rather watch those talking heads as opposed to an expert going into great detail about a complex issue. So why would you trust those polls knowing that? Let me ask you, why do you trust Kyle so much? On climate change I just cited an expert in the field and cited a Nature paper he authored. Nature has one of the highest impact factor of all peer reviewed journals. So you can point to polls all you want, I will trust experts. If Mike Hulme gave a lecture to those same people being polled on climate change I will guarantee you more people will not be worried about it. As for healthcare, I suggest you read the book "In Excellent Health" by prof. Scott Atlas. We lead the world in survival rates and accessibility in advanced treatments and testing. 2. What is unfair? Saying words like "fair" purely appeal to emotions, not logic 3. Uh, I have a lot of data. I just cited experts on the issue of healthcare and climate change. You only cite polls.
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@kevindayton9757 , but I ask of you, why do you feel Kyle is reliable to receive info from as opposed to actual experts?
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , I give sources for people to read to support my counter arguments https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/100115/why-luxembourg-considered-tax-haven.asp If he wants to use the Nordic model than he should with taxes as well. Why doesn't he bring that up? He is promising all this stuff to people but saying only the rich will pay. He is being a politician.
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@kevindayton9757 , I have a point. What issue do you want to discuss?
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@kevindayton9757 , so you don't want to be challenged.
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@whyispinkysoinsane7898 , Luxembourg has a lower income tax rate. And before the passage of the Trump tax cuts it had a lower corporate tax rate. Saying the rich can afford it is a very shallow and asinine comment. With taxing the middle and lower class more they can't leave so they have no choice but to pay the higher taxes. There is the logic in that. Plus, why should the rich pay more in taxes? Bernie is literally cherry picking the Nordic model. Even you can't defend that.
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