Bernie Sanders has finally made his stance clear and called for de-scheduling of Marijuana at the federal level at a town hall meeting in Colorado tonight. It is a good day!
Follow the link to read more.
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box...propose-softening-federal-stance-on-marijuana
please tell me, please be clear, just what are "socialist values" and why are they so horrible???
Bill Maher, who interviewed Sanders on HBO’s “Real Time”, pressed Sanders on the point.I know you did not ask me, but Socialism is inherently wrong because all the resources that are supposed to be justly distributed, seem to come from a magical place that no socialist can explain
The republicans War on Drugs and there mass incarceration over the last 25 years was a lot of fun.
Republican Pot Heads. Haa Haa thats funny
Every Pig I ever new was a Republican.
How can he deliver when he has no real way to take hold of other people's money to give away to his voters?
Magical socialist funds lol
the guy is a dinosaur, regardless of what your hippy professor at college tells you...
the point is that he will not do that nor any of the other stuff he is promising... again, this is called Populism, and all these populist politicians never come through, never have anywhere, not only in the U.S.
just go back to Obama's speeches and what he promised, and after 8 years of rule, out of how many of his promises he back-tracked? and actually did exactly the opposite?
I don't know if people thinking of voting for Bernie or Hillary are considering that the U.S not only has a responsibility with its own citizens, but also with the world, you cannot just elect some dude because he is promising you free stuff and magical solution to problems that are actually very complex and tangled up with the rest of the world...
You can bet whatever you want that someone like Trump would legalize way sooner and more efficiently than a Social Democrat (which is nothing more than a Socialist elected democratically) that still lives in the 50s ideologically. the guy is a dinosaur, regardless of what your hippy professor at college tells you...
I know you did not ask me, but Socialism is inherently wrong because all the resources that are supposed to be justly distributed, seem to come from a magical place that no socialist can explain
However, if we are honest to ourselves, we know these resources come about through hard work, and the "socialist" in charge will take by force (aka social programs) and re-distribute to whomever backs him up, and those who don't are persecuted basically.
Just look at what happens anywhere where socialists have taken control...
Peace
So he is doing a Chavez move, tried and failed, going after the "evil olygarchs"... Until they freeze their assets and can't tax shit since it is not being moved in any transaction, so cannot tax, so checkmate.
It is so easy to solve problems with money that is not yours...
Who cares about managing the country properly when you think you can just force individuals to pay for your "socialism"
Next...
Think of England, France, Scandinavia...everyone gets taxed a scandalous high %, and everyone has access to social programs.
Now, if you are Bernie and are a sneaky sob, you keep that quiet, and mouth off about taxing only the "evil 1%", because if he says everyone must get taxed the same, he looses the vote of the people that buy into his empty populist promises, no free shit basically.
But there won't be any free shit anyways, only the votes he gets on empty promises...
How can he deliver when he has no real way to take hold of other people's money to give away to his voters?
Magical socialist funds lol
Honestly, this is the part that I don't understand where the huge problem lies. If you think that people should taxed at all... basically condoning Government theft... then you have to concede that the outcome is better than the ideal that you keep 100% of what you earn. That's how we pay for schools, roads, military defense, police, (public) fire fighters, etc.
And if the ends justify the means, then why is investing in certain social programs, such as extending free education an extra four years for a bachelor's degree instead of just until the 13th grade to get a high school diploma, not an adequate justification/investment to warrant people making in excess of $2.5 million dollars per year pay a slightly heftier tab? The highest GDP growth in the US has historically happened at the same time of the highest tax rates on the wealthiest tax bracket. I am not implying those higher taxes caused the growth, but they certainly did not hinder it. Many, many countries offer "free" post-secondary education, just as the US already offers "free" primary-through-secondary education. And "free" highways. And "free" defense. And "free" policing. Etc, etc.
Now, if one's stance is that all Americans should pay the same tax rate, then why tax anyone at all? If it is not ok to take more from people who make hundreds or thousands of times the median income in the country than those who make less than the median income, why is it ok to take any money at all? Why not just abolish the tax code all together and let the free market revert back to lassez-faire capitalism? I think we can all agree that is because it lassez-faire is inherently evil and does *not* work for the benefit of a nation.
And how are those programs working out today? Social Security, Social Security disability, Medicare and Medicaid are are going broke. Has been for a while. But they won't nor do they know how to fix it.
Had politicians kept their hands off the monies workers/employers are forced to pay into these programs every pay check they would be solvent and a glowing success. Instead they have ripped off the workers and blown the money on other bullshit projects without every repaying 1 red dime. Democrats under LBJ first raided the accounts then everyone got on board and decided, Hey lets fuck the people now and let someone repay them back later.
Social Security Disability for 1 example, was cut in the new budget passed by the house yesterday so those on disability will suffer the most. The money cut from them isn't going to pay of debt it's going towards some other gov program with no means to be repaid.
But seriously, he won't be able to tax them as he claims, the "evil 1%" are not passive and will for sure react to any attempts to single them out and have them fund Bernie's Socialism, like I said, he's not the first to think of it and all that have tried, have failed.
Cur, when you have any real meat to bring to the argument, I'm all ears, we already know you think Bernie is a good guy and a genius, and repeating such ad-nauseum does not change the fact that he is a dinosaur...
Legalization won't come through any promises from socialist that do not understand that he can't just force people to fund his social programs unwillingly...if we lived in an ideal world, the very rich would help out way more than they do without anyone trying to force them, in our actual world however, they will resist and prevail like they have done in every single country that has had a government that has tried.
You need to vote smart, not emotionally attached to impossible ideals.
Be good man
Peace!
To be fair Bernie would likely just be more Obama. Which is shit as far as I am concerned. Hillary too.
I support single payer healthcare but Obama forcing this fucked up thing he created is wrong. Less involvement with being the world police force is another Dem ideal I kinda favor. They ought to pay us or something you would think?
One thing is for sure, if the Repubs can not win this election they are finished. Hillary has the personality of a spinster schoolmarm and Bernie sounds like Castro to a lot of people. Weak Democrat candidates.
I would support Trump but think Rubio is the only 'presidential' guy they have to offer who stands a chance. Half of what Trump says is crap but you know it is and laugh. The other guys are lying and it is a bit more believable.