Bernie 2020 Make America Venezuela
Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 02:36:20 pmQuote from: stuman on June 15, 2017, 11:49:01 amQuote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.I believe that Bernie Sanders quoted a price tag of $60 billion dollars a year. Consider the fact that we bomb Syria at a cost of $30 billion a year. If we would stop that, that if half the cost of Sander's program.$60 billion for what? Quote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:58:18 amQuote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.I guess all the other developed democracies pay for all that same stuff magically.A drastic cut to American military spending would still see the US at #1 in military spending.If you reduced it by say, 33%, which again, would still leave the US military as a bloated, enormous thing that dwarfs any other country, and reversed the tax-cuts to the wealthy and corporations that Trump is proposing, you would have an AWFUL lot of money to spend.TLDR: America can afford it just like everybody else. Demublicans CHOOSE not to.You still didn't say how to pay for all the crap Bernie is promising. You named some costs that do not cover his promises.Free health careFree collegeStudent loan forgivenessBernie is a hack politician. He just names some current expenses that his supporters don't care about (much like you just did) and they sound like a lot of money but the reality is it doesn't come close to covering the free stuff he is promising.Just saying "Free everything for everyone!" like a middle school class president candidate then rambling off some stats about the 1% isn't an actual budget. His actual budget isn't close to being feasable.Let's start with healthcare. Universal healthcare is CHEAPER, not more expensive than America's current system. I don't know the exact figures -- I'm not even American, but by raising taxes by let's say $1,000 per average family, they (or their employers) would no longer have to pay anything for private health insurance. That's a large net savings.Where America loses its healthcare money is private profit. Billions and billions of dollars a year disappearing into the already deepest pockets.P.S. The American military budget, under Trump, will likely be well over a TRILLION dollars a year.You guys really can afford to do what you want, there just has to be the will to do it.That's why Sanders is so popular and could easily beat any Republican put before him.
Quote from: stuman on June 15, 2017, 11:49:01 amQuote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.I believe that Bernie Sanders quoted a price tag of $60 billion dollars a year. Consider the fact that we bomb Syria at a cost of $30 billion a year. If we would stop that, that if half the cost of Sander's program.$60 billion for what? Quote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:58:18 amQuote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.I guess all the other developed democracies pay for all that same stuff magically.A drastic cut to American military spending would still see the US at #1 in military spending.If you reduced it by say, 33%, which again, would still leave the US military as a bloated, enormous thing that dwarfs any other country, and reversed the tax-cuts to the wealthy and corporations that Trump is proposing, you would have an AWFUL lot of money to spend.TLDR: America can afford it just like everybody else. Demublicans CHOOSE not to.You still didn't say how to pay for all the crap Bernie is promising. You named some costs that do not cover his promises.Free health careFree collegeStudent loan forgivenessBernie is a hack politician. He just names some current expenses that his supporters don't care about (much like you just did) and they sound like a lot of money but the reality is it doesn't come close to covering the free stuff he is promising.Just saying "Free everything for everyone!" like a middle school class president candidate then rambling off some stats about the 1% isn't an actual budget. His actual budget isn't close to being feasable.
Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.I believe that Bernie Sanders quoted a price tag of $60 billion dollars a year. Consider the fact that we bomb Syria at a cost of $30 billion a year. If we would stop that, that if half the cost of Sander's program.
Quote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.
If Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.
Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 11:37:35 amQuote from: SaintsCanada on June 15, 2017, 11:15:01 amIf Sanders is still healthy and runs again, he'll smash Trump and romp to a landslide victory. He is currently (by FAR) the most popular politician in America. He has the populism, anti-establishment cred, and plain-spokenness of Trump, but he's intelligent, honest, and advocates policies that will actually improve the lives of 80-90% of Americans.It would be an easy-choice.No one can watch Sanders debate on health care with Ted Cruz and not come away realizing he is a total idiot who is simply appealing to other idiots by promising them free stuff that he in no way could ever deliver.He has zero actual substance. He NEVER explains how he is going to actually pay for anything. The magnitude of expense of all his promises is absolutely unreal to the point that you would literally have to tax everyone at 100% on income earned over something like $30,000 per year on top of slashing the entire military budget and other aspects of spending. He is a complete goof who has never had a job and couch surfed until he was 40 years old.I guess all the other developed democracies pay for all that same stuff magically.A drastic cut to American military spending would still see the US at #1 in military spending.If you reduced it by say, 33%, which again, would still leave the US military as a bloated, enormous thing that dwarfs any other country, and reversed the tax-cuts to the wealthy and corporations that Trump is proposing, you would have an AWFUL lot of money to spend.TLDR: America can afford it just like everybody else. Demublicans CHOOSE not to.
Or Sweden. Or Germany. Or Canada. Or Australia. Or any of dozens of other wealthy nations who have embraced socialized healthcare, subsidized education, and more regulated economies.
Quote from: kyndo on June 15, 2017, 03:12:01 pm Or Sweden. Or Germany. Or Canada. Or Australia. Or any of dozens of other wealthy nations who have embraced socialized healthcare, subsidized education, and more regulated economies.The problem is that the United States subsidizes that social spending in the form of our massive defense spending to ensure their security and cheap energy prices. So many people fail to see the connection to these. It's not just the % of GDP, it's the overall raw total spending from what amounts to the Lend-Lease to the Marshall Plan and the entirety of the Cold War to the War on Terror.People point to some fighter planes or tanks or a few subs and say "Britain and France have the same military". No they don't. Britain used all of its overseas capability to send 20,000 troops to the Falklands and very nearly lost to the demoralized and ineptly led and trained Argentinians. They were a few dud bombs away from a Pyrrhic victory at best. The United States put 500,000 troops in Western Europe and 500,000 in SE Asia simultaneously. With another what, 250k in NE Asia. We're talking orders of magnitude in spending. Take that away and for the past 50 years, Western Europe is a military state to resist the Soviets. Mandatory conscription and the losses in productivity that entails, spending that would go to schools and hospitals is instead spent on sending 200,000 troops from France to deal with some Egyptian or Saudi dictator so you actually have petrol to power your cars.
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on June 15, 2017, 03:37:17 pmQuote from: kyndo on June 15, 2017, 03:12:01 pm Or Sweden. Or Germany. Or Canada. Or Australia. Or any of dozens of other wealthy nations who have embraced socialized healthcare, subsidized education, and more regulated economies.The problem is that the United States subsidizes that social spending in the form of our massive defense spending to ensure their security and cheap energy prices. So many people fail to see the connection to these. It's not just the % of GDP, it's the overall raw total spending from what amounts to the Lend-Lease to the Marshall Plan and the entirety of the Cold War to the War on Terror.People point to some fighter planes or tanks or a few subs and say "Britain and France have the same military". No they don't. Britain used all of its overseas capability to send 20,000 troops to the Falklands and very nearly lost to the demoralized and ineptly led and trained Argentinians. They were a few dud bombs away from a Pyrrhic victory at best. The United States put 500,000 troops in Western Europe and 500,000 in SE Asia simultaneously. With another what, 250k in NE Asia. We're talking orders of magnitude in spending. Take that away and for the past 50 years, Western Europe is a military state to resist the Soviets. Mandatory conscription and the losses in productivity that entails, spending that would go to schools and hospitals is instead spent on sending 200,000 troops from France to deal with some Egyptian or Saudi dictator so you actually have petrol to power your cars.BS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.
BS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.
Quote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 03:45:48 pmBS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.That America could spend its defense budget more wisely and not get involved in foreign intervention does not contradict the point that the nations of Europe have had their socialized programs subsidized by U.S. expenditures on defense and foreign aid programs beginning with the Lend Lease. Could America have a better health care system that included expansion of social medical programs? I don't doubt it. We could certainly take 20% off the top of defense spending and transfer it to health care, with another 20% to reduce debt or taxes, have little in the way of decline in military superiority, and expand health care. But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.
Quote from: Mr.DeMartino on June 15, 2017, 04:30:58 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 03:45:48 pmBS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.That America could spend its defense budget more wisely and not get involved in foreign intervention does not contradict the point that the nations of Europe have had their socialized programs subsidized by U.S. expenditures on defense and foreign aid programs beginning with the Lend Lease. Could America have a better health care system that included expansion of social medical programs? I don't doubt it. We could certainly take 20% off the top of defense spending and transfer it to health care, with another 20% to reduce debt or taxes, have little in the way of decline in military superiority, and expand health care. But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.One point: under the terms of the Lend-Lease with the UK in mind, the British government was not permitted to use to terms of the Lend-Lease and later the Anglo-American loan to subsidize their social welfare system. Instead, cuts were made by the UK in its overseas and domestic spending.Once again, your coming up with a "solve" and making up your own terms of the problem.1 + 1 does not equal 3.
Quote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 05:28:01 pmQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on June 15, 2017, 04:30:58 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 03:45:48 pmBS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.That America could spend its defense budget more wisely and not get involved in foreign intervention does not contradict the point that the nations of Europe have had their socialized programs subsidized by U.S. expenditures on defense and foreign aid programs beginning with the Lend Lease. Could America have a better health care system that included expansion of social medical programs? I don't doubt it. We could certainly take 20% off the top of defense spending and transfer it to health care, with another 20% to reduce debt or taxes, have little in the way of decline in military superiority, and expand health care. But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.One point: under the terms of the Lend-Lease with the UK in mind, the British government was not permitted to use to terms of the Lend-Lease and later the Anglo-American loan to subsidize their social welfare system. Instead, cuts were made by the UK in its overseas and domestic spending.Once again, your coming up with a "solve" and making up your own terms of the problem.1 + 1 does not equal 3.Literally addressed none of the issues he just told you about.
Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 05:36:41 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 05:28:01 pmQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on June 15, 2017, 04:30:58 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 03:45:48 pmBS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.That America could spend its defense budget more wisely and not get involved in foreign intervention does not contradict the point that the nations of Europe have had their socialized programs subsidized by U.S. expenditures on defense and foreign aid programs beginning with the Lend Lease. Could America have a better health care system that included expansion of social medical programs? I don't doubt it. We could certainly take 20% off the top of defense spending and transfer it to health care, with another 20% to reduce debt or taxes, have little in the way of decline in military superiority, and expand health care. But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.One point: under the terms of the Lend-Lease with the UK in mind, the British government was not permitted to use to terms of the Lend-Lease and later the Anglo-American loan to subsidize their social welfare system. Instead, cuts were made by the UK in its overseas and domestic spending.Once again, your coming up with a "solve" and making up your own terms of the problem.1 + 1 does not equal 3.Literally addressed none of the issues he just told you about.Steels' point was primarily because of the Aid given to the Allies by the US around WW2, it helped them to subsidize their social welfare programs like health insurance, which they would have been unable to do otherwise.My point was that although the Aid was given it did not contribute to whether or not those countries' could implement their social welfare programs. It was a condition set by the US of the Lend-Lease and other loans that they could not be used for social welfare systems.And after WW2 the allies had to repay their loans to the US with interest; not to mention the huge transfer of technologies and foodstuffs afforded to the US by Allied nations.
But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.
Quote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 07:34:51 pmQuote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 05:36:41 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 05:28:01 pmQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on June 15, 2017, 04:30:58 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 03:45:48 pmBS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.That America could spend its defense budget more wisely and not get involved in foreign intervention does not contradict the point that the nations of Europe have had their socialized programs subsidized by U.S. expenditures on defense and foreign aid programs beginning with the Lend Lease. Could America have a better health care system that included expansion of social medical programs? I don't doubt it. We could certainly take 20% off the top of defense spending and transfer it to health care, with another 20% to reduce debt or taxes, have little in the way of decline in military superiority, and expand health care. But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.One point: under the terms of the Lend-Lease with the UK in mind, the British government was not permitted to use to terms of the Lend-Lease and later the Anglo-American loan to subsidize their social welfare system. Instead, cuts were made by the UK in its overseas and domestic spending.Once again, your coming up with a "solve" and making up your own terms of the problem.1 + 1 does not equal 3.Literally addressed none of the issues he just told you about.Steels' point was primarily because of the Aid given to the Allies by the US around WW2, it helped them to subsidize their social welfare programs like health insurance, which they would have been unable to do otherwise.My point was that although the Aid was given it did not contribute to whether or not those countries' could implement their social welfare programs. It was a condition set by the US of the Lend-Lease and other loans that they could not be used for social welfare systems.And after WW2 the allies had to repay their loans to the US with interest; not to mention the huge transfer of technologies and foodstuffs afforded to the US by Allied nations.That wasn't his point at all. Why would you limit the time frame to "around WWII"?SINCE WWII the U.S. has essentially been the military of Europe. It spent unreal amounts of money during the cold war keeping the Soviet Union out of western Europe. It does all the military operations in the Middle East (and all over the world) that keep European companies operating and grant them competitive advantage. The U.S. has built bases all over the world and uses them to not only look out for American interests but European interests as well. The U.S. and western Europe have been partners but Europeans don't have to contribute to a giant military machine that spans the globe. You think Sweden doesn't get invaded by more powerful countries because their healthcare is good? No, its because of the military might of the U.S. You think people in Switzerland enjoy a super high quality of life because they just have a lot of natural resources or something? Nope, its because their economic interests are protected with the force necessary to control and manipulate the resources of other countries (which is what all European nations do to the global south)
Quote from: insulimted on June 15, 2017, 02:59:16 pmBernie 2020 Make America Venezuela Or Sweden. Or Germany. Or Canada. Or Australia. Or any of dozens of other wealthy nations who have embraced socialized healthcare, subsidized education, and more regulated economies. Not that Mr. Sanders would necessarily transform the USA into one of those countries. I feel that while his goals are admirable, they aren't achievable in the short term: he's fighting against far too much social conditioning to effectively implement the changes he's gunning for. What he's espousing is a great leap forward when what is really needed are baby steps.
Steels' point was primarily because of the Aid given to the Allies by the US around WW2, it helped them to subsidize their social welfare programs like health insurance, which they would have been unable to do otherwise.My point was that although the Aid was given it did not contribute to whether or not those countries' could implement their social welfare programs. It was a condition set by the US of the Lend-Lease and other loans that they could not be used for social welfare systems.And after WW2 the allies had to repay their loans to the US with interest; not to mention the huge transfer of technologies and foodstuffs afforded to the US by Allied nations.
Not to detract from your points (some of which I agree with) but most NATO countries in Europe actually *did* have mandatory conscription when the USSR was around. While many dropped it in the early 90s, several still require mandatory military service. Worryingly, Sweden is reinstating the draft this year due to increasing tensions with Russia. I imagine that several other countries may follow suit.
They were primarily financed by extra taxation and not just because the US had some troops lying around keeping the Soviets at bay.
If the US is able to put trillions into their military infrastructure over the years then why can't they implement a better and more affordable healthcare system. That is built for the people and not for the advantage of corporations? Answer that!
Quote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 10:51:40 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 07:34:51 pmQuote from: waygookkorea on June 15, 2017, 05:36:41 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 05:28:01 pmQuote from: Mr.DeMartino on June 15, 2017, 04:30:58 pmQuote from: Savant on June 15, 2017, 03:45:48 pmBS! A big massive BS!US defense spending is a massive waste of taxpayers' dollars with little to no oversight. Many programs run over budget and over time and the US government keeps throwing money at the Pentagon.Wasn't it in the Iraq war that billions of dollars are still unaccounted for because suitcases of cash were just handed over without any oversight.Don't blame Western Europe and Canada for America's failings to implement a responsible and expansive health care system. America chose to throw the money at private insurance companies and allow the "market" to dictate prices.That America could spend its defense budget more wisely and not get involved in foreign intervention does not contradict the point that the nations of Europe have had their socialized programs subsidized by U.S. expenditures on defense and foreign aid programs beginning with the Lend Lease. Could America have a better health care system that included expansion of social medical programs? I don't doubt it. We could certainly take 20% off the top of defense spending and transfer it to health care, with another 20% to reduce debt or taxes, have little in the way of decline in military superiority, and expand health care. But for Europe to have been truly self-sufficient defense wise during the Cold War, they would have had to undergo massive expenditures in defense and implemented things like mandatory conscription and also been involved in large-scale military conflicts that would have drained money and manpower.One point: under the terms of the Lend-Lease with the UK in mind, the British government was not permitted to use to terms of the Lend-Lease and later the Anglo-American loan to subsidize their social welfare system. Instead, cuts were made by the UK in its overseas and domestic spending.Once again, your coming up with a "solve" and making up your own terms of the problem.1 + 1 does not equal 3.Literally addressed none of the issues he just told you about.Steels' point was primarily because of the Aid given to the Allies by the US around WW2, it helped them to subsidize their social welfare programs like health insurance, which they would have been unable to do otherwise.My point was that although the Aid was given it did not contribute to whether or not those countries' could implement their social welfare programs. It was a condition set by the US of the Lend-Lease and other loans that they could not be used for social welfare systems.And after WW2 the allies had to repay their loans to the US with interest; not to mention the huge transfer of technologies and foodstuffs afforded to the US by Allied nations.That wasn't his point at all. Why would you limit the time frame to "around WWII"?SINCE WWII the U.S. has essentially been the military of Europe. It spent unreal amounts of money during the cold war keeping the Soviet Union out of western Europe. It does all the military operations in the Middle East (and all over the world) that keep European companies operating and grant them competitive advantage. The U.S. has built bases all over the world and uses them to not only look out for American interests but European interests as well. The U.S. and western Europe have been partners but Europeans don't have to contribute to a giant military machine that spans the globe. You think Sweden doesn't get invaded by more powerful countries because their healthcare is good? No, its because of the military might of the U.S. You think people in Switzerland enjoy a super high quality of life because they just have a lot of natural resources or something? Nope, its because their economic interests are protected with the force necessary to control and manipulate the resources of other countries (which is what all European nations do to the global south)Again, you're looking at the "how" they were able to implement their healthcare systems and not the "why" they were able to implement and choose an universal (socialized) healthcare system.They were primarily financed by extra taxation and not just because the US had some troops lying around keeping the Soviets at bay. It also begs the question, did the US have to invest so heavily on militarily spending during that period?If the US is able to put trillions into their military infrastructure over the years then why can't they implement a better and more affordable healthcare system. That is built for the people and not for the advantage of corporations? Answer that!
It can't be good when one of your closest allies starts to openly take the piss out of you in a room full of reporters.www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27K5t7CWPU
Quote from: Adel on June 16, 2017, 01:31:18 pmIt can't be good when one of your closest allies starts to openly take the piss out of you in a room full of reporters.www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27K5t7CWPUHelping Trump get re-elected. The more uppity foreigners insult Trump the more it unites the working class that got him elected in the first place due to feeling increasingly attacked by elitists.They are only helping him with this stuff. Every time some limp-wristed wimp like John Oliver makes a Trump joke a laborer votes for Trump. They are successfully making a billionaire the symbol of the american rural working class - his only path to victory.
Quote from: waygookkorea on June 16, 2017, 01:46:23 pmQuote from: Adel on June 16, 2017, 01:31:18 pmIt can't be good when one of your closest allies starts to openly take the piss out of you in a room full of reporters.www.youtube.com/watch?v=d27K5t7CWPUHelping Trump get re-elected. The more uppity foreigners insult Trump the more it unites the working class that got him elected in the first place due to feeling increasingly attacked by elitists.They are only helping him with this stuff. Every time some limp-wristed wimp like John Oliver makes a Trump joke a laborer votes for Trump. They are successfully making a billionaire the symbol of the american rural working class - his only path to victory.You're probably right. There isn't much that The Donald can do wrong in the eyes of his radical supporters.Just as a matter of interest though where would you draw the line? If he had a bout of fecal incontinence in public would it make any difference? I don't mean metaphorically either.