Thanks.

In the debate she said “Coal miners and their families who helped turn on the lights and power our factories for generations are now wondering, 'Has our country forgotten us? Do people not care about all of our sacrifice?' And I'm going to do everything I can to address distressed communities, whether they are communities of color, whether they are white communities, whether they are in any part of our country,”

She put out a plan in November 12, 2015 to address the hardships that coal communities face. https://www.hillaryclinton.com/briefing/factsheets/2015/11/12/clinton-plan-to-revitalize-coal-communities/

She's not talking the talk. She's following up with a plan of action. She is not a single issue candidate.

We have Flints across this country. Racism and oppression is real. We are under attack by Republicans. Reigning in wall street would no have stopped Flint.

A lot of local governments do have money invested in various AAA securities, often US Treasuries but during the period of 2005-2008 many were lured into these AAA CMOs, CDOs and Cynthetic CDOs - these securities turned out to have been massively over hyped and in 2008, they crashed; of course the core wall street investors did everything they could to protect their investment; which meant dumping them on whoever would take them, and obfuscating their real value, until they had cleaned them off of their books.

Wall Street was then let off the hook by the Bush administration and to a certain extent the Obama administration (in fairness, the REpublican Congress wasn't interested in passing reform either). I don't know if there is a direct correlation to Flint - I don't know what Flint invests in, but that much capital disappearing all at once, actually probalby did impact many local governments; and to be clear it's not just wealthy communities that have investments - most cities and counties in Florida have at least some money set aside for long term capital needs.

But that's neither her nor there - as others hae said, Bernie isn't actually a one issue guy despite your attempts to paint him as such.

Bryant

Do you think the Republican governor would have taken 2+ years to address this problem? Fuck no. This is blatant racism.

But of course if states investment money isn't scooped up by Wall Street Bankers than there's more money to spend.

Bryant

To quote:

These are the same sorts of questions I have and I support what Bernie is saying. Is what he's so fervent about (as am I) enough to make a difference? Will Congress work with him or simply reject him?

I don't know the answers. I do know that the responses "But HILLERY!!1" are typical of the more rah rah Bernie supporters - the ones who aren't helping their cause. At least, I'm not sure how ridiculing and insulting fellow Democrats is helpful.

Explain that. This OP is a bit offensive.

Even if they don't comment, I think many people have benefitted from your perspective and effort.

Much appreciated.

Controlling the money will go a long way towards that goal, because whomever controls the money controls political power.

Generational poverty can only be broken out of via education. Higher education.

spoke against marriage equality. That makes your OP highly ironic.

Of course fixing a rigged economy will not end racism, sexism or otehr social ills.

That's a giant duh.

But if the practical things like food housing, healthcare, education can be improved for everyone, it sure as hell would solve a lot of problems.

It also might create a space where it is easier to deal with those social ills, iof people are not under as much pressure to simply to survive.

And, despite your simplistic notion, Sanders does not ignore those other issues.

Poooooofffffff goes your thread....

And I noticed that this was Clinton's talking point last night.... Must
be her latest....

Everything pretty much boils down to this, according to Bernie. Poooofff goes your response.

Thanks for your post...

if she thinks Koch money influences Republican policies?

Big money is backing candidates in both parties. They don't care about Rs and Ds. The only letters they care about is ROI. Is there money to be made in fixing the concerns you have? No? Maybe you should shout louder.

“We need a leader on women’s issues, not just someone who 'votes right.'" 

I suspect you won't be giving an answer on that.

for 20 preachy years. She added to the oppression. For 20 years.

I am sorry if you feel hurt. I am sorry for your pain. I am sorry for the hardships you had to face. I promise that Hillary Clinton will be a President that protects the rights of the LGBT community.

Just answer the questions you have been asked, that's all anyone is asking of you.

Can you forgive me if I don't want to go into a deep policy discussion with you? I don't think I can give you the answer you deserve at the moment.

The federal government fixed a horrible ecological disaster. they put people to work building water infastucture to create the lakes we have today. All these issues can be fixed.

way I hear it told. He's gonna recreate the earth in 4 1/2 days. Everything is gonna be roses & ice cream in under 2 years. Just you wait and see.




(note to jurors this is sarcasm )

than the neocons she and her husband hang around with.

I read stuff from both sides. O'Malley was my candidate. He's not in the race anymore. I'm sitting on the sidelines with my tub of popcorn trying to figure out who to vote for......

So you struck out with that one. I was commenting on a Sanders thread, therefore I commented with a Sanders joke. Thin. and. skin. come to mind.

I was just replying to sarcasm with sarcasm.

I've said it multiple times. It gets ignored.

I agree with you. Neither candidate will get anything done unless we work on congress.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1133412

all your questions are answered in books

Nothing will get fixed anyway. Not oppression, not racism, not sexism. Nothing. Helping Wall Street won't break down barriers either.

This is not a zero-sum situation.

But that's beside the point because the problems and solutions of economic oppression and social oppression overlap. They are linked and can be addressed simultaneously. We can deconstruct structural oppression but it requires financial empowerment, which Wall Street hinders. Wall Street is invested in inequality, we cannot equalize anything until they are accountable.

Bernie is NOT single issue, he is talking about getting to the core problem which encompasses most, if not all of them. As well as the starting point for solutions, financial empowerment, which also encompasses all of them.

Not that there isn't a lot in between.

for damn sure will not solve oppression in the country.

Sander's plan to go fishing will not improve his golf score.

Do you have a fucking point?

And no, the poster doesn't have a point, just more passive-aggressive bullshit.

Good God.

These are multiple issues- Sanders has addressed all of these for years, and he’s not a ‘one note’ guy. He’s never claimed magical powers. What he is offering is a way to start a meaningful change of a fucked up world. As retrowire quoted upthread, rascism, oppression and economic exploitation are inextricably combined.

He wants US, ALL OF US to get rid of the bastards that create the oppression. And like all social progress, it doesn’t happen overnight. He has extensive parts of his platform that deal with supportive legislation dealing with institutional racism, anti-discrimination and many other social issues. He always has in his long career.

You hear about Warren’s and Sanders’ rigged economy because it’s the common denominator that cuts through demographics. It’s torn and continues tearing the middle, working and poorer classes to shreds. We’re in decline and we all know it.

Big money has bought Washington, pure and simple, and they’re masters at divide and conquer. People are angry because they’re scared and broke. The GOP stokes it.

Until some of that power is wrested back, frothers will continue their supremacist diatribes, companies like carrier will relocate to Mexico and workers have nothing to bargain with.

Economically, the 3 central tiers of his platform offer one way to break that crippling generational poverty, and help the working/middle class- the $15 min wage, college and health care.