[–] EarlPoncho 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
considering he doesn't even know how much money he has, i would guess not
[–] LiberatedDeathStar 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago
The whole concept of the welfare state goes against math. People vote themselves free things, and they have no concept of their value. Pair that with fiat currencies which allow the central banks to dictate currency, and you end up with an entire system already not based on math.
Sanders isn't special in his inability to do math, he's just the newest iteration.
[–] nomenimion 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Why? How many major countries can you name that have collapsed because their welfare states became too expensive to maintain?
[–] daskapitalist 1 point 2 points 3 points (+3|-1) ago (edited ago)
Greece? Soviet Russia? Zimbabwe? Venezuela? I can keep naming socialist hellholes that have de facto collapsed due to their inability to fund their gibs....
Which states vote republican? Which states have the highest number of people on welfare? Do some basic research.
[–] LiberatedDeathStar ago (edited ago)
And how many Republicans advocate for the abolition of the welfare state? Not many. Furthermore, these numbers of people on welfare are well below 50%. How about you look at your research and actually do some thinking.
Most of the red states vote on something called principles, and the number that does that well outweighs the number voting for their own greed. Even then, most of the Republicans are not Ron Paul, so this is a completely irrelevant conversation. There are few Republicans advocating the abolition of the welfare state, and most people are voting for perpetuating it, regardless of whether they're Democrat or Republican. I don't see many Republicans calling for the repeal of Social Security or anything of the sort.
This is about the most off-topic rebuttal you could have put forward in so many ways.
[–] edistojim 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Bernie Sanders is not bound by mere mathematics. His ideas are too wonderful to be limited by numbers. He transcends 2 + 2. In Bernienomics, 2 + 2 = 8 or 42 or anything he wants. Because that's just how the left runs economies into the ground. And why should Bernie Sanders be expected to have a better grasp of political numbers than economic numbers?
And this is how you get "free shit" for everyone !
[–] nomenimion 3 points -2 points 1 point (+1|-3) ago
So many platitudes floating around... "the welfare state goes against math," "this is how you get 'free shit,'" etc.
But at some point when income inequality becomes ever greater and living standards for the average worker have been stagnant literally for decades, you DO have to do something about it. There is nothing magical about free markets.
[–] 1Sorry_SOB ago
I fucking hate Front Page magazine but I'm not going to tell anyone not to post their stories. That's the way its done here.
[–] Rummel 1 point 4 points 5 points (+5|-1) ago
I'm not sure he understands anything considering he's a lifelong career politician
[–] newoldwave ago
politicians understand how to get reelected, nothing else matters