Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumCBS news: Bernie Sanders: What does he stand for?
http://www.cbsnews.com/media/election-2016-bernie-sanders-what-does-he-stand-for/snip
Sanders is officially an independent, and he caucuses with the Democrats in the Senate. But he identifies as a Democratic socialist, and as the moniker would suggest, Sanders has planted himself decisively on the left wing of American politics during several decades in public office.
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I only scanned part of this. Hope it isn't a hatchet job.
JackInGreen
(2,975 posts)That I can tell it's a pretty accurate representation of bernie on the issues. Good press? Bless my soul.
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,829 posts)HFRN
(1,469 posts)people don't have the same blind trust in mass media they did back then
Perot tried to expose the same crap Sanders does (insider trade deals/2 party duopoly), and they did a hatchet job on him (not that Perot wasn't without faults)
but people are more astute on media today, and have the internet as a workaround
merrily
(45,251 posts)inequality.
Bernie speaks of wealth inequality and many other aspects of economic justice. So, in saying Bernie has elevated income inequality above all else, the article is inaccurate. It does not seem to me that mistake was intentional.
restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)i think many conflate wealth and income inequality, not realizing that they are distinct but closely related issues, and are related to bank regulation, the tax structure, etc which bernie covers all very well.
probably a little incomplete in the article as opposed to intentional swiping.
senz
(11,945 posts)Although the prev/next links don't bring the reader to the top of the next part, and the article seems to end rather abruptly. These are all website problems. But yes, the piece is fair. Might be worth bookmarking.
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)On immigration, Bernie has nothing against "foreign workers" coming into this country. As I understand it, but I could use some enlightenment from those with better info, Bernie is only opposed to legislation which attacks the minimum wage, as some "immigrant visa" legislation proposals have done. Am I correct? The article was rather vague:
It was that concern about foreign laborers, in part, that pushed him to vote against a 2007 reform bill negotiated by Sens. John McCain and Ted Kennedy. But in 2013, he voted for another comprehensive reform bill that passed the Senate that included many of the same provisions.
Am I correct about his position? Here's the only quote they gave Bernie in his own defense:
"But here's where I do have concerns: There is a reason why Wall Street and all of corporate America likes immigration reform, and it is not, in my view, that they're staying up nights worrying about undocumented workers in this country. What I think they are interested in is seeing a process by which we can bring low-wage labor of all levels into this country to depress wages for Americans, and I strongly disagree with that."
senz
(11,945 posts)His history in the House and Senate is that of a statesman who takes his particular constituency very seriously. He served the people of VERMONT-- thus his somewhat relaxed position on guns. Now his constituency has broadened to the AMERICAN middle and lower classes. From what I've seen, he has nothing against immigrants, per se, but does not want them to take down American workers.
I did a quick search and didn't find anything definitive, but it appears that he has concerns and expresses them primarly in terms of wages (I saw "jobs" mentioned, but not in a Bernie quote). Here are a couple of pretty good articles:
The Guardian, August 14 -- "Bernie Sanders largely unknown to Latino voters but has room for growth" The jobs/wages part is toward the end.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/14/bernie-sanders-latino-voters-name-recognition-immigration-healthcare
The NYTimes, July 30 -- "Bernie Sanders Again Links Low Wages With Immigration"
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/07/30/bernie-sanders-again-links-low-wages-with-immigration/
Maybe you'll come up with something more definitive.