2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI would like to rebut the "single issue" talking point from hillary supporters... the gist of the
the argument is ... Bernie only talks about "income inequality" which makes him a "single issue candidate"so disingenuous...
A few things... to say, that income inequality is a term, by any stretch of the imagination, that can be classified as a "single issue", is misinformed at best, dishonest most likely... All one has to do is live life to understand how the lack of income and or wealth touches every single aspect of ones life...ponder that for a minute and then repeat the hillary catch phrase that income inequality is a single issue. And now think about it on a political macro level.. If one donor (a Koch brother) can donate 500 million or a billion dollars.. who do you think can influence our legislatures more (they buy the ones they prefer).. Then these bought politicians vote and regulate according to the masters will....I mean the Koch brother doesn't donate that money just for kicks.. Does it remain a single issue? The laws these bought politicians legislate surely affect American lives across the compete spectrum of "issues"
Having said all that.. this line of attack is dishonest on its face because Bernie talks about a wide spectrum of issue. If your actually interested and not just campaigning for hillary then check out all the facts about Bernie's stance on issues that matter to all of us.. and the future health of our Democracy
http://feelthebern.org/
and/or watch this..
oh08dem
(339 posts)and that single issue is Hillary Clinton.
cui bono
(19,926 posts).
Lorien
(31,935 posts)earthshine
(1,642 posts)Lorien
(31,935 posts)but Bernie is on that one too.
earthshine
(1,642 posts)It's the filthy rich and their pet corporations that are destroying the ecology and environment of planet.
Thanks.
Go Bernie!
Lorien
(31,935 posts)It caused the Syrian crisis by driving millions of desperate farmers fleeing from drought into the cities. It causes massive storms that destroy the lives of millions and drive up insurance costs. It causes the spread of insect bourne diseases, like Lyme, which costs the U.S. billions in productivity and health care costs. It causes food shortages which drive up the costs of groceries. And it just a few decades it will help to cause this if we don't get our act together ASAP: http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/jul/07/research.waste
Kill off the ocean flora= no more oxygen to sustain life. Then how much will our economy matter?
earthshine
(1,642 posts)Lorien
(31,935 posts)fact that it also causes economic hardships? Or are you just looking to argue?
earthshine
(1,642 posts)Climate change and big economics are a recursive chicken-and-egg situation.
There is an answer to this age-old adage. The egg does have primacy.
I see it as Bernie does. Economic injustice in the world is the biggest issue. If we can wrestle control from the big-money interests, we can stop with the fossil fuels, the grotesque meat industry, and GMOs.
We don't have a chance at dealing with climate change until we take them out, and at minimum that's going to be several election cycles.
uponit7771
(90,364 posts)... and that's about it.
I'm sure he gets pissed like any other human though....
Lorien
(31,935 posts)and Bernie has us covered! What other candidate can say that?
mhatrw
(10,786 posts)Gothmog
(145,567 posts)berniepdx420
(1,784 posts)Heres a look at the issues Sanders covered:
1. Universal health care. Sanders backs a single-payer, Medicare-for-all system, saying that America must join the rest of the industrialized world and provide health care for all."
2. Federal intervention in Flint, Mich. Sanders condemns the water contamination crisis, saying it is stunting children's development. He calls for the resignation of Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) and says: If the local government cannot protect those children, if the state government cannot protect those children, then the federal government better get in.
3. Minimum wage. Sanders calls the current federal rate of $7.25 a starvation wage and says it should be raised to $15 an hour.
4. Wealth inequality. Sanders decries the disparity between families like the Waltons, who own Walmart, and most Americans. He has offered several changes to the tax code to address the gap.
5. Jail population. Sanders noted that the United States has the largest incarcerated population in the world and says that will no longer be the case if he is president.
6. Planned Parenthood funding. While Republicans want to defund the womens health organization, which has been caught up in a controversy over abortion services, Sanders wants to expand its funding.
7. Same-sex marriage. Sanders pledges to protect new rights in all 50 states for gay couples to marry.
8. Paid family and medical leave. Sanders wants to guarantee three months of paid leave after the birth of a child.
9. Federal jobs program. Sanders wants to spend $1 trillion to create 13 million jobs to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure.
10. Child care. Sanders wants to invest more money to create a world-class child-care system.
11. Trade policy. Sanders cites his past opposition to NAFTA and other disastrous deals and vows to fight the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership being championed by President Obama.
12. Prosecute Wall Street offenders. Sanders bemoans how financial giants like Goldman Sachs could pay a $5 billion settlement for fraudulent behavior without any of its executives going to jail.
13. Marijuana policy. Sanders wants to remove marijuana from the federal governments list of dangerous drugs and allow states to decide whether to legalize possession without intervention by Washington.
14. Voting rights. Sanders opposes efforts by Republican governors to impose additional barriers to voting, says those who do should get another job.
Sanders hopes Obama brings forth a strong Supreme Court nominee
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15. Supreme Court appointment. With a vacancy created by the unexpected death of Justice Antonin Scalia, Sanders urges Republicans to obey the Constitution and consider for confirmation any nominee put forward by President Obama.
16. Campaign finance reform. Sanders wants the Supreme Court to overturn the Citizens United decision, which allows unlimited campaign contributions. He says that would be a litmus test for any new justice he appoints.
17. Free college tuition. Sanders calls for making tuition free at public universities and colleges and says lower interest rates should be available for those who currently have debt for the crime of getting a college education.
18. Tax on Wall Street speculation. Sanders proposes a tax on Wall Street trades, saying its the financial sectors turn to help out the middle class after being bailed out by taxpayers after the 2008 meltdown.
19. Climate change. Sanders says policymakers have a moral obligation to curb emissions contributing to the warming of the planet.
20. Iraq war. Sanders argues that the U.S. invasion destabilized the Middle East and says his 2002 vote against it shows his judgment on foreign policy. He also argues that if the country can spend so much on the war, it can invest in other priorities at home.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/02/16/single-issue-candidate-bernie-sanders-touches-on-20-issues-during-a-michigan-campaign-stop/
Here's some detailed information on Bernie's positions
http://feelthebern.org/
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