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Hængebøffer

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Jun 4, 2009
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Again, he's not even saying that the state should intervene in any of this. And no he simply doesn't on the bolded part, there is no reason whatsoever, at none that I know, to believe that Sanders would want to do away with the market principle as the basis of the economic system.

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There's a slight connection, yes. Of course social democracy and communism, just as there are connections between just about any economic system, but that's not enough to call Sanders communist.

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...you do realise how ridiculous you sound here? I mean that's not at all what Sanders says. At all.
Andy is an anarchist.
 

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Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
116,132
...you do realise how ridiculous you sound here? I mean that's not at all what Sanders says. At all.
Notice I didn't say that's what Sanders says. That's what his followers say. But yes Sanders has stated time and again he wants free education and healthcare for all. Not once does he mention how to pay for it all, which is the status quo when it comes to these clowns.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
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Notice I didn't say that's what Sanders says. That's what his followers say. But yes Sanders has stated time and again he wants free education and healthcare for all. Not once does he mention how to pay for it all, which is the status quo when it comes to these clowns.
Yeah. Free education and healthcare. Dude's a monster.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
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No.

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I'm worried about you, Andries. You miss way too many points these days.
You have no points. Read what you write. It's conservatist jibberish. I feel sad for you. You live in a place where there is no hope, just fear and anxiety.
 

Bjerknes

"Top Economist"
Mar 16, 2004
116,132
You have no points. Read what you write. It's conservatist jibberish. I feel sad for you. You live in a place where there is no hope, just fear and anxiety.
Money doesn't grow on trees, Andries. Governments cannot spend more than they take in from taxes forever. You have a very childish understanding of how the world works, which is a shame.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,341
Money doesn't grow on trees, Andries. Governments cannot spend more than they take in from taxes forever. You have a very childish understanding of how the world works, which is a shame.
No, I don't. Other countries have provided free education and healthcare. This is perfectly feasible.

That you think it is not just shows me how indoctrinated you are. 'Money does not grow on trees' - is this you or hundreds of years of conservative clichés speaking?

Education and healthcare are basic rights. They should be free.
 

Juliano13

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May 6, 2012
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You have no points. Read what you write. It's conservatist jibberish. I feel sad for you. You live in a place where there is no hope, just fear and anxiety.
I think his point is free education, free healthcare and so on aren't free. It just means the government takes our money and spends it on that, instead of us spending it ourselves. And it's bad because private companies are way more efficient than the public ones. If they weren't, the Soviet Union would not have lost the Cold War.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,341
I think his point is free education, free healthcare and so on aren't free. It just means the government takes our money and spends it on that, instead of us spending it ourselves. And it's bad because private companies are way more efficient than the public ones. If they weren't, the Soviet Union would not have lost the Cold War.
Of course someone pays for it. Someone also pays billions to spy on American citizens. Perhaps a fraction of this could go to free education and healthcare.
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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Money doesn't grow on trees, Andries. Governments cannot spend more than they take in from taxes forever. You have a very childish understanding of how the world works, which is a shame.
Clearly the money is there. It's one thing if Burkina Faso can't provide health care, I can understand that. But is there not enough wealth in the US, probably the country in the history of the world that most celebrates its own opulence, to let people see a doctor for 10min without paying for the visit? Obviously there is.

Can't vs won't.
 

Juliano13

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May 6, 2012
5,017
No, I don't. Other countries have provided free education and healthcare. This is perfectly feasible.

That you think it is not just shows me how indoctrinated you are. 'Money does not grow on trees' - is this you or hundreds of years of conservative clichés speaking?

Education and healthcare are basic rights. They should be free.
That is debatable and I don't agree. People have the right to freedom of speech, liberty, due process and so on, but they don't have the right to get somebody else's labour for free. Doctors and teachers have the right to work for money. And if they work for money, then it's not free. So, what you are saying is that it's a basic right to have your education and healthcare paid by somebody else.

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Of course someone pays for it. Someone also pays billions to spy on American citizens. Perhaps a fraction of this could go to free education and healthcare.
A lot more money goes to healthcare than to "spying". This is just gibberish.
 

Seven

In bocca al lupo, Fabio.
Jun 25, 2003
39,341
That is debatable and I don't agree. People have the right to freedom of speech, liberty, due process and so on, but they don't have the right to get somebody else's labour for free. Doctors and teachers have the right to work for money. And if they work for money, then it's not free. So, what you are saying is that it's a basic right to have your education and healthcare paid by somebody else.
Yeah, well, I'm sure your opinion was a valid one 50 years ago.
 

Hængebøffer

Senior Member
Jun 4, 2009
25,185
No, I don't. Other countries have provided free education and healthcare. This is perfectly feasible.

That you think it is not just shows me how indoctrinated you are. 'Money does not grow on trees' - is this you or hundreds of years of conservative clichés speaking?

Education and healthcare are basic rights. They should be free.
Not if you want the elite to stay on top (which they pretty much still are).
There's no empirical evidence which shows that private education is preferable.
 

Martin

Senior Member
Dec 31, 2000
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That is debatable and I don't agree. People have the right to freedom of speech, liberty, due process and so on, but they don't have the right to get somebody else's labour for free. Doctors and teachers have the right to work for money. And if they work for money, then it's not free. So, what you are saying is that it's a basic right to have your education and healthcare paid by somebody else.
And how do you achieve this with no labor exactly? I'm assuming we've sent all the police, prosecutors, lawyers, judges and prison staff home because we couldn't pay them, is that correct?
 

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