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Old 06-24-2018, 11:16 AM
 
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The Burns wealth would probably be mostly ignored if he wasnt running around championing a bunch of rob and redistribute schemes
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:21 AM
 
Location: Northwest Peninsula
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You prefer that he be like Trump and only care about making the billionaires richer?

You don't understand that being rich and caring about the poor are not mutually exclusive. A rich person who doesn't care about the poor just says I made it why can't you like Trump does. You don't have to be poor to care about them, you just have to be a decent human being with compassion.
Are you saying Trump is making liberals richer? Amazing

Rich people are the ones who create jobs.... even conservative rich people which I suspect are outnumbered by liberal rich people.

Notice reading the link that the riches American are mostly liberals...and Trump is no where to be found on the list.

https://www.forbes.com/forbes-400/list/#version:static

It maybe a shock to you but more millionaires were made during the Obama administration according to the left wing Huffington Post.

U.S. has added 1.1 million millionaires since Obama was elected in 2008.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/...n_2066177.html
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Northwest Peninsula
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I voted for Bernie, even wrote him in for president. I never heard him once say he would prevent Americans from earning money and spending it on what they enjoy. What lost my interest was when he backed Hilary after being so unfairly treated by the party. I think he lost a lot of us because of that.

So far not impressed with any candidate hopeful of the left. I hope they get their crap together, but I'm in doubt 100% after watching them this year. Bernie is definitely a losing ticket now. Bernie's crowd just desperately wanted a non profit healthcare system. I think whoever offers that will grab the momentum.

Your are right, Bernie didn't say he wanted to prevent Americans from being rich, but he did say he wanted to confiscate all their money to pay for benefits of others...I believe it was called redistribution of wealth. That is why he is a socialist. Wait... isn't that what the Communist and the failing country of Venezuela did?
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Old 06-24-2018, 11:31 AM
 
Location: San Diego
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he wanted to confiscate all their money to pay for benefits of others...I believe it was called redistribution of wealth.
In this country it's (most recently) called Obamacare.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:49 PM
 
Location: England
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If you are quite serious we would like to export him to your country, along with his log cabins.


Do you guys have tariffs on imports.
He's too old now. His time is gone. Doesn't make him any less a decent guy, and too good for America, and Americans, who prefer to vote for sociopaths.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:51 PM
 
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He's too old now. His time is gone. Doesn't make him any less a decent guy, and too good for America, and Americans, who prefer to vote for sociopaths.
Good guy aside from he wants to rob everyone to fund his utopian ideal.
I see the schools in the UK are no better than they are here.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:54 PM
 
Location: Here and now.
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Self proclaimed “poorest of Congress, made over a million for second year in a row! Socialist Bernie!


I'm sure he'll turn his new millions over to the government any day now, following his socialist convictions that the govt will take care of it much more wisely than the person who earned it (i.e. Bernie) will.

Yup, any day now, he'll do that. Yup.

BTW, he already turned over last year's millions, right? I mean, he's had plenty of time to do that, and all...... right?
He will pay his taxes.

At no point has he ever said people should not be able to earn money, own property, or start a business. If you have evidence to the contrary, please produce it.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:56 PM
 
Location: England
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Good guy aside from he wants to rob everyone to fund his utopian ideal.
I see the schools in the UK are no better than they are here.
How many have you been to visit? I haven't been inside a school for over 20 years, but my sister is a teacher in one. She seems happy enough with British education.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:59 PM
 
Location: San Diego
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He will pay his taxes.

At no point has he ever said people should not be able to earn money, own property, or start a business. If you have evidence to the contrary, please produce it.
He claimed to be a socialist. So any money or property he has, can be redistributed by the government at any time. I.e. it's not his any more, and never was. That's the hallmark of socialism.
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Old 06-24-2018, 12:59 PM
 
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Maybe Bernie should refund all the small donations he got from his poorest supporters. He can afford it. Put his money where his mouth is.
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