Comments by "Xyz Same" (@xyzsame4081) on "Face the Nation" channel.

@RiiSchob Miminum wage is an issue that has been highly controversial. There is enough data and studies (you bet there are), but that does not matter - the ideologues warm up the same disproven arguments time and again. Entrepreneurs that are into PR and hate spending money on their employees or the smaller owners with a persecution complex will often assist by delivering the gloom and doom predictions. Which do not come true of course. There are STUDIES however: In most cases a raise of minimum wage turned out to be neutral or slightly positive for employment - or rather these was what could be observed (correlation is not causation). There are rare cases (in those real life "experiments") when unemployment rose a little bit after the minimum wage went up. Let me repeat: it almost never is negative (either unemployment goes down a little bit, or there is no change) That does not support the expectation that the rise would cost jobs (that is the only legitimate pretext / rational to deny a "living wage". concern trolling about the alleged loss of jobs - to convince the workers to not fight for their interests. If a biz is already having a hard time, the higher wages can be the straw that broke the camels back - anecdotes do not equal a comprehensive academic assessment. In the rare cases it is of course not clear that it was caused BY the higher wages. the rise in unemployment was also not dramtic, so that is no justificantion to keep wages down. CONSUMERS have their disposable income from wages. And when the money is not as tight they feel more optimistic, that is GOOD for the economy.
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"The Republicans do not have any appetite to start an impeachment process .... they do not have a plan, they pray each evening that Trump does not tweet in the morning, that's their plan......A lot will depend of 2018." Unfortunately the Democrats insist on remaining corporate sell-outs, with a bold Bernie style platform they would win eveything in 2018. Which is imporrtant because they could at least reign in Trump, Plus of course the Supreme Court. They could refuse to confirm any Trump appointee (two can play that game). AND the Republicans are not far from being able to call a constitutional convention.
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you are clearly a supporter of Commander-in-Chief bonespurs. - not a fan of Kerry but you have to prove your claim that he left his men behind (and could have done otherwise if that was the case).
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John Kerry Sep. 2016: We (the U.S.) wanted ISIS to grow stronger in Syria, that would weaken Assad (in that informal meeting with the Syrian "opposition" he also said that the White House would not interfere on behalf of the "rebels" that were in retreat at that time (in Dec. the Syrian gov. troops took back the occupied part of East Aleppo). Kerry said there was no support to be found in the WH for the U.s. to get more involved, that he and another cabinet member were then the only ones in the White House that would be in support of it. It also seems that in 2013 when Obama backpaddeled from the red line (never officially, but he did with help of Russia - the lab report from the U.K. showed that the Sarin gas used in the attack did NOT match the government stocks. and the letter agencies KNEW that the moderate terrorists had tried during sommer to get the components to create Sarin. So there was an excellent chance that was a false flag by the "rebels" to draw in the U.S. into an open war (instead of a covert regime change operation) - and Obama realized that it would be leaked and he would be held accountable faster than Cheney / Bush. So Obama did not go to war with Syria in 2013 - but I am under the impression Kerry did not like that.
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The most popular politician in the US. ? Bernie Sanders. A very, very popular economic topic: Medicare for all. - They carefully avoid talking about that, the consistent polling, and how that COULD help the Dems to win 2018.
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2:40 So you think the Democratic Party will give you a fair shot ? - I certanly hope so - so you are note sure .... In late 2016 he downplayed the rigging of the Democratic Party, now he calls a spade a spade (that was before that exchange)
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@RiiSchob Lawyers and Doctors make an excellent income (more than in other countries) in the U.S. - anyway if they achieve some wealth (often somewhat later) they will often have 1 or 2 million USD. That is NOT extremely wealthy. That said these fortunate people (even if you are smart, determined and talented - there is always also an element of grace and luck - be it only to be born healthy and intelligent and hopefull into a loving, caring family) should pay more in taxes. That includes Sanders - he made over 1 million in income in one year due to book sales.
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