https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/charles-koch-this-is-the-one-issue-where-bernie-sanders-is-right/2016/02/18/cdd2c228-d5c1-11e5-be55-2cc3c1e4b76b_story.html
I found this a very interesting article. One of the biggest republican donors Charles Koch acknowledge that the US political and economic society is rigged. It's the one thing he agrees with Bernie Sanders and yet he's part of the 1%. Probably more like the 0.1% actually. Yet here is talking about the fact that there is a lot of cronyism, control, dependency, poverty and the government isn't entirely to blame.
No it isn't. But this anger people are feeling is coming out. I was surprised my mom who is very liberal, said she was going to vote for donald trump when I was visiting her. I blinked twice. She said she hated all the corruption but didn't think Bernie Sanders could win. So she decided she'd pick donald trump because he's going to be different. He's not taking money from special interest and isn't beholden to anyone (unlike hillary). She said she may not like all his positions but at least he's not a politician.
Trust me I nearly fell off my chair. He's not my cup of tea. I'm not sure I could vote for him or Hillary. I don't know what I would do at that point, except I always said not voting means you can't complain. UGGH.
What are you going to do? Unless you think Trump isn't going to win the nomination. That could happen, but I think if he doesn't then I'd feel like again the establishment elite are rigging it.
Rigged political and economic society?
March 4th, 2016 at 01:10 am
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March 4th, 2016 at 08:43 am 1457080984
That leaves Hillary. I do need to look into Kaisich more.
March 4th, 2016 at 01:47 pm 1457099266
I get really mixed about Trump. I think if he is the nominee AND acts like he does in the GOP debates he is going to lose any credibility with Democrats...who will then vote for Hillary. At this point, anyone is better than her.
I do wish more people would listen and take John Kasich more seriously. He has way more experience working and uniting in government and has common sense approaches on nearly everything! Unfortunately, because he has had so much government experience he probably seems to much part of the problem for those that reject everything that has happened in the past.
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March 4th, 2016 at 07:06 pm 1457118399
Hillary will maintain the status quo, which I don't like but is better than sliding even farther down. I wish Bernie had more of a chance but I fear his actual chances are gone; now he's just there to try and influence Hillary to shame her out of being beholden to her big-money donors.
March 4th, 2016 at 10:34 pm 1457130899
March 4th, 2016 at 11:04 pm 1457132692
I don't know who i'd vote for right now. I don't like kasich for his policies but I think out of all republican candidates left he has the best tempermant. He seems mostly sane. The others are flying off the handle.
Maybe states can have more control but I don't think cutting taxes for the rich works. I don't think that allowing super pacs work (only bernie and trump don't use them). I don't think that banks deregulation works. Only bernie talks about these things I think are major problems. That and healthcare. I don't think that Obamacare which is a Republican alternative in the 1990s to Hillarycare (socialized medicine in the 1990s) is the answer.
We need to gut healthcare and either go totally free market or socialized. What we have is a terrible hybrid only making the CEOs richer
March 5th, 2016 at 01:00 pm 1457182805
He may be able to throw his weight around with voters, but I don't think this kind of arrogant, bullyish behavior will achieve much in foreign relations.
March 6th, 2016 at 03:02 pm 1457276564
Bernie apparently swept both Kansas and Nebraska caucuses this weekend. Our primary is May 10 I think (when I'll be away on my honeymoon.) Could be interesting.
March 7th, 2016 at 10:19 pm 1457389193
I think Rubio needs to drop out to see if Cruz can overtake Trump. I'm not sure who I prefer. Neither, but it will be interesting to say the least.