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184. You're missing the point.

Thu Apr 11, 2019, 09:07 AM

Apr 2019

Government paid for health care (paid for with taxes) is not profit driven.

We should have what every other industrialized country has---which is health care for the people, not for the profit of some individual executive or for private investors. Those entities want to wring the most money out of it--not the most health care.

BTW--14 others have signed on as co-sponsors of Bernie's Medicare for All Plan. Also Gillibrand, Warren, Booker and Kamala Harris have all endorsed it.

Wait until private for-profit companies own and control our access to water. Then you'll see why some things should never be for profit.

There are some collective, basic, human needs which should never be in private hands. Health is one of them.

The ACA was always meant to be the first step towards universal non-profit health care.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Bernie Sanders' truly awful answer on his newfound millionaire status [View all] BlueFlorida Apr 2019 OP

Let's face this fact: Sanders is not a very likable person. madaboutharry Apr 2019 #1

Um, that's a matter of opinion, whathehell Apr 2019 #42

He is cantankerous and has a sharp tongue. madaboutharry Apr 2019 #44

I Guess Since He's Going On 78, Some Accept His Acerbic Personality--I Don't! DoctorJoJo Apr 2019 #48

And some accept Joe Biden's handsy personality. I don't. Cheap_Trick Apr 2019 #91

He's no different. nt fleabiscuit Apr 2019 #176

So you wont vote for Joe in the election? Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #207

:) His personality is over seven decades old also. I don't either. Hortensis Apr 2019 #189

He is well known for this in the Senate the way someone in the R party is also Eliot Rosewater Apr 2019 #208

I've read some of those stories, Hortensis Apr 2019 #211

Many are like that, at times -- That doesn't mean it comprises whathehell Apr 2019 #50

Why was that an 'awful' answer? Oh, Bernie bias. onit2day Apr 2019 #65

Huh?...You got the wrong poster, dude whathehell Apr 2019 #73

It's not... Bernie is literally and figuratively "right on the money," as usual!! InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2019 #202

He may be BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #210

It's apparent to most people. we can do it Apr 2019 #179

Not to his (many) supporters whathehell Apr 2019 #182

Nonsense. That's not a fact. People who know him love him I resent your onit2day Apr 2019 #46

I am not a Russian troll, LOL! madaboutharry Apr 2019 #100

I have my good eye on you. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #106

I don't even mind him not being a nice guy as Hortensis Apr 2019 #212

This Madtown Apr 2019 #132

It's a "Fact" for many of us. BS is Cha Apr 2019 #163

How Dare you Ask "madaboutharry" if she's a "Russian Troll".. Cha Apr 2019 #164

Projection? ehrnst Apr 2019 #190

You earn respect. It is not just given. namahage Apr 2019 #217

David Sirota, Nina Turner, and Briahna Joy Gray. All who voted for Jill Stein, and encouraged still_one Apr 2019 #218

BS was pretty crabby to the reporter who asked him about his status as a millionaire one percenter. lapucelle Apr 2019 #227

Having witnessed him speak with 20,000 other supporters with another 8 000 in CentralMass Apr 2019 #53

I don't care how many you witnessed. BS Cha Apr 2019 #175

Neither was Hillary Cheap_Trick Apr 2019 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author Cheap_Trick Apr 2019 #83

Yes, she is. BS is too Divisive. Cha Apr 2019 #174

Agree. Who in Congress works with him? apcalc Apr 2019 #94

That's a matter of opinion. Mine. LakeArenal Apr 2019 #108

Couldn't have said it better!! Thx Thekaspervote Apr 2019 #131

He looks like a crabby guy JonLP24 Apr 2019 #225

A bit of a funny part about it. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #2

It is the hypocrisy BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #3

I could be mistaken but progressoid Apr 2019 #8

Private speech's, which the public cannot be allowed to hear. bahrbearian Apr 2019 #11

Yes, bah, they WERE private speeches, luvtheGWN Apr 2019 #99

It is lost on some people BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #141

Yes, set himself up as mr perfect.. Cha Apr 2019 #12

"Pull yourself up by your book straps" crazytown Apr 2019 #16

"Pull yourself up by your book flaps.." Cha Apr 2019 #64

Pretty sure the millionaire saint declined to partake in the GOP tax heist, dalton99a Apr 2019 #27

"We know we've got to attack poverty by making sure the economy works for everybody. " progressoid Apr 2019 #34

His book doesn't change his ideology. It encourages it. What is wrong with U onit2day Apr 2019 #68

Backatcha "what is wrong with you?" Cha Apr 2019 #71

"What is wrong with you" WeekiWater Apr 2019 #104

Oh yeah.. I agree! Cha Apr 2019 #168

Cha... Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #134

Obviously! Cha Apr 2019 #170

No fair!! You used full words! And punctuation!!! ehrnst Apr 2019 #192

You keep sharing that like it's a negative or something... TCJ70 Apr 2019 #70

BS can drop Cha Apr 2019 #76

Why? Why would his financial status... TCJ70 Apr 2019 #79

His financial status BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #186

Its absolutely not. N/t TCJ70 Apr 2019 #194

You are not mistaken. And they know it. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #19

He never got into how millionaires and billionaires got there, just that they were.... George II Apr 2019 #32

If he's willing to raise taxes on himself, it's not hypocrisy. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2019 #43

How do we know he's willing to raise taxes on himself? That's precisely why Americans.... George II Apr 2019 #55

non sequitur thesquanderer Apr 2019 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author revmclaren Apr 2019 #166

Bookmarked (U) revmclaren Apr 2019 #167

This exactly. It deserves its own thread. we can do it Apr 2019 #181

Yeah, did he thank Hillary? Cha Apr 2019 #6

Yes he did by campaigning for her more than any other elected official onit2day Apr 2019 #82

This is highly inaccurate. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #147

What? lunamagica Apr 2019 #158

Why can't poor people just write a best selling book? redstateblues Apr 2019 #9

+1 dalton99a Apr 2019 #25

I think he is being a little sarcastic with that comment. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #67

Never said that and never said it was poor people's solution to income inequality onit2day Apr 2019 #87

Why didn't he donate all the money? Redistribute the wealth. nt UniteFightBack Apr 2019 #124

You could say BS is one wealthy socialist! dubyadiprecession Apr 2019 #205

You mean like J K Rowling? Lazy Daisy Apr 2019 #162

"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, kids!" Politicub Apr 2019 #90

I guess it makes you grumpy to be a 1%er redstateblues Apr 2019 #4

Is it Bernie one of the Millionaires He Complained About When.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2019 #154

"Pull yourself up by your Cha Apr 2019 #5

Book straps, like this? PADemD Apr 2019 #20

Probably a better read than anything Bernie has written. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #35

Not that I'll ever find out. PADemD Apr 2019 #135

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #139

Lol, good one! Tipperary Apr 2019 #183

This is not the smartest answer? "If you write a best selling book,.." Stuart G Apr 2019 #7

His answer wasn't awful or serious and of no consequence. Only those with onit2day Apr 2019 #95

I will vote for our nominee. Yes, if Bernie is our candidate, I will vote for him. Stuart G Apr 2019 #142

"Bernie derangement syndrome" ehrnst Apr 2019 #191

I thought it was funny. But I have a New York sense of humor. (n/t) thesquanderer Apr 2019 #107

Is that why he's changed his criticism of "millionaires" to "billionaire class?" ehrnst Apr 2019 #193

1 million or multi-millions doesn't make you a 1 percenter. And I don't see the answer as awful. n LAS14 Apr 2019 #10

His annual income has been at one percent status for a couple of years. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #18

Big deal...He's in his late 70's and, unlike a few others in the party, whathehell Apr 2019 #37

Apparently the other poster thinks it means something. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #39

The intent of your post wasn't clear to me, whathehell Apr 2019 #41

Uh, what now? Multi-millions doesn't make you a 1 percenter? Maven Apr 2019 #22

8 point something for wealth is required. Two or three or five million doesn't get you there. nt LAS14 Apr 2019 #31

And where did you get that number? namahage Apr 2019 #150

Underline mine LAS14 Apr 2019 #195

So he's been a "1%-er" for two years going on three? George II Apr 2019 #120

Surely Bernie is going to redistribute that wealth, right? Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #13

Of course he has not BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #15

I'm going to tweet that question to him. Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #30

"Of course" you know nothing of what he has done or will do whathehell Apr 2019 #38

Over a half a million dollar lake front vacation home. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #148

He's not entitled to this? whathehell Apr 2019 #161

Yes, he's entitled. WeekiWater Apr 2019 #178

That's why I was asking. Because I don't know... Kahuna7 Apr 2019 #180

I want to see if sanders has made any charitable donations Gothmog Apr 2019 #233

Waiting On That... LovingA2andMI Apr 2019 #155

. melman Apr 2019 #14

Lol Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #23

Goddammit. Now I have to agree with Cilizza on something? Maven Apr 2019 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2019 #21

At least the book and the contents are available to everyone. aikoaiko Apr 2019 #24

Noticed yesterday that the wording isn't very firm happybird Apr 2019 #26

You're exactly right BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #28

BS the millionaire ! stonecutter357 Apr 2019 #29

I THINK you will see them???? murielm99 Apr 2019 #33

When he starts giving speeches for half a million dollars a pop to big Wall Street banks like jalan48 Apr 2019 #36

Exactly, whathehell Apr 2019 #40

The same people raised questions about why wasn't he more wealthy. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #45

What about Old Towne Media, LLC? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #47

Meh, chicken feed. He can make tens of millions giving "speeches" to big corps and banks. jalan48 Apr 2019 #111

lol BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #116

Ya think? jalan48 Apr 2019 #127

He wants to nationalize them BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #129

Ding Ding Ding Lazy Daisy Apr 2019 #165

Besides, he's a sitting Senator, so it would be ILLEGAL to pay him to speak KitSileya Apr 2019 #173

+1 betsuni Apr 2019 #209

You are wrong BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #187

How could BS earn money making speeches? Politicians who are still in office are prohibited. lapucelle Apr 2019 #220

Good point. Bernie should be sucking up to the big banks and corps now so that he can make those jalan48 Apr 2019 #221

No need. The folks at Lockheed Martin are already familiar lapucelle Apr 2019 #222

+++ sheshe2 Apr 2019 #223

Or infomercials: Anyone Can Be a Millionaire! (just write a bestselling book) lapucelle Apr 2019 #224

Look for Bernie to be making those $500,000 speeches when he retires? jalan48 Apr 2019 #230

I am curious about this also Gothmog Apr 2019 #234

Remember how $29 million from the Trump Inaugural BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #235

BINGO! Cheap_Trick Apr 2019 #86

What does that have to do with the discussion? George II Apr 2019 #117

One percenter BS gave a tone-deaf answer to a question about his wealth. lapucelle Apr 2019 #226

FDR was worth 60 million when he took office. Buzz cook Apr 2019 #49

FDR and Al Gore BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #56

Perhaps Buzz cook Apr 2019 #113

... BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #115

A nice effort BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #57

But Sanders has not refused. Buzz cook Apr 2019 #118

It is a refusal until they are released. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #140

I hate that I have to defend Sanders. Buzz cook Apr 2019 #206

That's not the argument at all. It's not that it's inherently wrong to be a millionaire - The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #72

Is the purity brigade Buzz cook Apr 2019 #121

But he didn't run around acting like a miser in a bad suit Politicub Apr 2019 #92

So has Sanders been claiming to be a pauper? Buzz cook Apr 2019 #123

I haven't paid close enough attention to him to know Politicub Apr 2019 #136

That's current dollars, he was worth a lot less than that (but a millionaire) In current dollars.... George II Apr 2019 #122

FDR Buzz cook Apr 2019 #125

That's a lot different than what we've been seeing/hearing the last few years. George II Apr 2019 #128

Sadly Buzz cook Apr 2019 #137

Bernie just went bust lgrnwd Apr 2019 #51

I hope you are correct. comradebillyboy Apr 2019 #69

"so I think you will see them" Me. Apr 2019 #52

Is the Purity Brigade going to freak out when they discover that Bernie has a lot of money? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2019 #54

On the contrary BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #58

it's always been okay to be rich paulkienitz Apr 2019 #62

Most will just ignore it BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #60

The only "Purity Brigade" around here... TCJ70 Apr 2019 #77

wait, what is the problem here? paulkienitz Apr 2019 #59

Ever heard Marie Antoinette? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #61

sorry, there's no way you can fit Bernie into that mold. Comparison does not compute. paulkienitz Apr 2019 #63

It fits perfectly BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #78

It's a sarcastic comment clearly. In other words upwards mobility in today's society is... Lucky Luciano Apr 2019 #80

Except he made a lot of money writing a book. kcr Apr 2019 #145

Keep up the good work Cheap_Trick Apr 2019 #89

My new novel: How I went from being a Sanders supporter to undecided. snort Apr 2019 #66

lol nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #75

You will find undecided to be more comfortable. Blue_true Apr 2019 #146

Seeing through Bernie rebe303 Apr 2019 #81

+1,000,000 nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #84

He endorsed Clinton two weeks BEFORE the convention... TCJ70 Apr 2019 #88

Endorse whomever please rebe303 Apr 2019 #96

This.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2019 #156

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #85

Idc how much money Bernie makes. I do care a bit how nominees earn their money and taxes they pay. Freethinker65 Apr 2019 #93

Someone 65 or older who has had an average salary of $165,000 for 25 years, and has conservative jg10003 Apr 2019 #97

I can't believe zentrum Apr 2019 #98

Not Spiteful just not blind rebe303 Apr 2019 #103

Well, I'm sure glad zentrum Apr 2019 #110

His single payer proposal is just a stunt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #114

Wow. Just wow. zentrum Apr 2019 #144

People start medical practices and hospitals BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #149

You're missing the point. zentrum Apr 2019 #184

Government payments are not profit driven BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #185

Strange... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #101

If Sanders was NOT a millionaire at age 78 at140 Apr 2019 #102

Oh, so MSM is deciding who we vote for, again yaesu Apr 2019 #109

Chris Cillizza isn't the dumbest pundit out there, but he's trying to be! aidbo Apr 2019 #112

As the old saying goes BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #126

Exactly zero Sanders supporters care that he's a millionaire. aidbo Apr 2019 #152

Yes .. it is more about idol worship BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #153

Precisely the opposite. aidbo Apr 2019 #159

Then why did he drop "millionaires" from his shouts? BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #188

His shouts? Gimme a break. aidbo Apr 2019 #200

+1 BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #197

Maybe I am dense, but I don't see the problem with that answer. Sapient Donkey Apr 2019 #119

yes you are right...Hillary would NEVER have said that... samnsara Apr 2019 #130

Hillary, Bill, Obama, Biden, Beto, Kamala, Warren, Klobuchar, Mayor Pete BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #133

"free stuff" Blues Heron Apr 2019 #138

Post removed Post removed Apr 2019 #169

For all to know.The orignal title of this post (at the top) is taken directly from the story at CNN. Stuart G Apr 2019 #143

I thought it was funny in a "Is this a great country or what?" MaryMagdaline Apr 2019 #151

How Time Sure Changes a Person -- And A Bit Of $$$.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2019 #157

BS sounds.. Cha Apr 2019 #171

He has become a "corporate Democrat" nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #204

Chris Cillizza is an ass. Sorry. He's as biased as they come when it comes to Bernie. KPN Apr 2019 #160

None of that means he's wrong about this particular issue. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #196

That's your opinion. Mine is different. He is wrong in my opinion. KPN Apr 2019 #198

Oh sure, Cillizza is all of those things and more. BannonsLiver Apr 2019 #199

I guess when I heard it, I didn't take it that way. It was Bernie being Bernie. Straightforward KPN Apr 2019 #201

Bernie being Bernie BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #215

LOL, I've seen the book. It knocks Democrats. That's how he made his nut ucrdem Apr 2019 #172

I dout he will get far into the debates. fleabiscuit Apr 2019 #177

He'll stick around long past the point of no return ucrdem Apr 2019 #236

With that kind of money... dubyadiprecession Apr 2019 #203

Can you imagine if Hillary used such a bad answer?? Gothmog Apr 2019 #213

sanders has not yet reported what happened to 2016 campaign funds Gothmog Apr 2019 #214

Very important point BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #216

For this thread Gothmog Apr 2019 #219

For a comment like that, Turbineguy Apr 2019 #228

KICK! Cha Apr 2019 #229

BS has become the person he's been fighting against for decades n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #231

Bazinga! George II Apr 2019 #237

I didn't find it awful artislife Apr 2019 #232

Mahalo, BlueFlorida.. Cha Apr 2019 #238