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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumDear Hillary...
Just because you don't want wealthy kids taking advantage of free public college IS NOT a reason to say the rest of us can't either.
This is literally Republican logic. On welfare Republicans would do away with the entire system which benefits millions so a few insignificant "wealthy" cheaters wouldn't take advantage of it. On voter ID laws Republicans would require photo ID's so that a very tiny few wouldn't possibly cheat the system while alienating millions of voters.
See a pattern?
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Dear Hillary... (Original Post)
Fearless
Feb 2016
OP
daleanime
(17,796 posts)1. She may not.....
but we do.
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)2. Why Bernie wants tuition free public university and single payer healthcare:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=858071
First, what does it really mean to be a liberal or a progressive? From my point of view it means people always come first, and that all people have certain inalienable human rights, many of which, but not all of which, are delineated in our Bill of Rights. Most progressives believe all people have the right not to be killed, even by the state. All have the right to express themselves and the right to worship or not as they see fit. Beyond these I believe all have a right to drink clean water and breath clean air. All have a right to basic nutrition and shelter. All people also have the right to healthcare and an education.
By stating that public university and healthcare should be free to all regardless of their ability to pay, Bernie is affirming basic human rights, and that my friends is the point.
Anyone arguing that wealthy families such as the Trumps, Bushes, Gates or Clintons should not be beneficiaries of these sorts of policies, either fail to understand where the policies are rooted or are simply attempting to cloud the issue.
First, what does it really mean to be a liberal or a progressive? From my point of view it means people always come first, and that all people have certain inalienable human rights, many of which, but not all of which, are delineated in our Bill of Rights. Most progressives believe all people have the right not to be killed, even by the state. All have the right to express themselves and the right to worship or not as they see fit. Beyond these I believe all have a right to drink clean water and breath clean air. All have a right to basic nutrition and shelter. All people also have the right to healthcare and an education.
By stating that public university and healthcare should be free to all regardless of their ability to pay, Bernie is affirming basic human rights, and that my friends is the point.
Anyone arguing that wealthy families such as the Trumps, Bushes, Gates or Clintons should not be beneficiaries of these sorts of policies, either fail to understand where the policies are rooted or are simply attempting to cloud the issue.
Fearless
(18,421 posts)3. Your last line is key.
tk2kewl
(18,133 posts)4. thanks for the OP
and my 3rd opportunity to post my comment
they just keep trying to push the same BS
beam me up scottie
(57,349 posts)5. Thank you!