Vice President Biden: “Listen, I’m not Bernie Sanders.

[kpete]

“Listen, I’m not Bernie Sanders.

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Speaking to the Concordia Summit on public-private partnerships in New York City, Biden mentioned his potential rival in an aside about lingering issues with the economy.

“If you take a look at everyone from the IMF to Standard & Poors, the greatest concern they have about economic growth is the concentration of wealth,” Biden said of the International Monetary Fund and the credit ratings agency. “Listen, I’m not Bernie Sanders. He’s a great guy, by the way. No he really is. I’m not a populist. But I’m a realist.”

The vice president continued by saying that it’s in the interest of employers to compensate their employees well so they can go out and buy the goods and services their companies produce.


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MORE:
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/joe-biden-im-not-bernie-sanders

[Xipe Totec]

1. It's in the interest of companies to hire enlightened executives that understand how economies work

Not the duffi that infest company boardrooms and suck every last dollar for themselves before casting the shriveled husks away and moving on to the next victim.

[ibegurpard]

2. we know you're not Joe

Your time has past. Thanks for your service. The banking industry thanks you as well.

[Catherina]

3. +1000. Well said. n/t

[99Forever]

5. Exactly.

+1

[marym625]

9. +1000

[LWolf]

15. Exactly. nt

[m-lekktor]

23. exactly. he can go away anytime. I won't miss him. nt

[MuseRider]

26. Perfectly said.

The realists have spoken, we need change.

[jwirr]

29. Not to mention all those Delaware based credit card companies.

[sadoldgirl]

4. +2000

Go home, your time has passed.

I am glad though that he admits that he ain't
like Bernie!

[beam me up scottie]

6. No, you're not Joe.

Bernie is 100% pro-choice, anti-death penalty and is just what the country needs now.

[MisterP]

7. when it comes to IMF and S&P "I’m not a populist. But I’m a realist" got that right MBNA Joe

[sabrina 1]

8. This is why he will not get anywhere if he runs. He says one thing one day and another thing

another day. Eg, just weeks ago he passionately talked about the 'corrosive effects of money in politics' and how it should be the #1 issue in this campaign.

He told his audience that they 'have the power to change this and they should make it a priority'.

He went further telling them that even 'guys like me that you may like' shouldn't be trusted with the huge amounts of money in politics.

THAT was being a realist, when he sounded like Bernie, who IS a realist. Now he sounds like the same old status quo, pro Wall St, Pro Corporations, Pro sticking it to the little guy with bills like the Bankruptcy bill.

He's right he is no Bernie Sanders and he's playing games right now, political games, which is exactly what people are sick and tired of.

[marym625]

10. Sounds like an endorsement to me!

[aikoaiko]

11. And the credit card banks love you for it, Joe.

I remember your push and vote for Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act which made it much more difficult to get out from under credit card debt.

[CanadaexPat]

12. Fordism 101

Worked well until Reagan ennobled pure greed by companies.

[leftofcool]

13. That is why you are #2 in the polls.

[in_cog_ni_to]

14. As a person, I like Biden a lot.

His bankruptcy bill was one if the worst pieces of legislation to ever be passed. I would never vote for him to be President. "I'm not a populist" ??? Really?

Populist:
:a believer in the rights, wisdom, or virtues of the common people

[LettuceSea]

18. He was giving your guy a compliment

Was the compliment not idealistic enough?

[in_cog_ni_to]

20. He's not a populist?

Please see definition of populist. EVERY politician should be a populist, IMCPO.

Definition of populist in English:

noun


1A member or adherent of a political party seeking to represent the interests of ordinary people

HELLO? What the hell are they elected to do? Sheesh. There's nothing "idealistic" about it.

[LettuceSea]

21. It seems you're taking a VERY literal-minded view of what he said

And getting angry over it just to prove your point. This is "LITERALLY" Joe Biden we're talking about here! He was just trying to compliment Bernie.

I wish you could see that he's been nothing but complimentary to Bernie and his supporters thus far, but you'd rather not, for some reason. Being constantly argumentative can be an addiction, you know.

[in_cog_ni_to]

22. I'm angry?

I never said I'm angry and I know he complimented Bernie. As I said in my first post, which you must have missed, I like Joe. Though, him stating he's not a Populist is just weird. All politicians are sent to Congress to represent WE THE PEOPLE. I see his statement as bizarre, but I'm not angry. See:

[LettuceSea]

25. lol! fair enough :)

You did say that you liked him personally. Apologies if I misinterpreted the rest.

[jwirr]

30. So he was not telling us that we are not being realistic?

[LettuceSea]

16. Would it kill you guys to be more civil? (responses, not OP)

If the VP doesn't run, I want to vote for Bernie. You guys do your best to make it a lot more difficult, though.

Does Bernie act and speak the way you guys do?

[HerbChestnut]

17. Please don't base your vote on the attitude of some people on the internet.

Real world problems are too important.

[LettuceSea]

19. I'm not the only one who feels this way

Get upset at me if you want, but when people act uncivil and rigid, it's going to turn a lot of people off. Human nature.

Is it unfair to the candidate? Absolutely. So I encourage the Bernie supporters to not be be the guy who helps perpetuate the stereotypes that will do nothing but hurt Bernie's chances.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

24. No kidding. Are you the "Not as bad as" Hillary?

[Bucky]

27. That's literally Marxist rhetoric

He's treating all employers like a class of citizens rather than as individuals. And, yes, employers as a class of people do have an interest in all wage earners making more money. But, as the Smithian theory of capitalism wisely explains (and Marx ignores) employers do not act as a class.

Let's say current merger trends continue and five years from now all Americans work for a total of 3 corporations. The right view is that it is in the economic interests of Company A for Companies B & C to raise their wages, the interests of Company B for Companies C & A to raise wages, and good for C if companies A & B hike wages. So, yes, all the wealthy will benefit if the working class gets more wages. Knowing this, each company does what it can to benefit itself in the economy--keep its own wages as low as possible while the others increase their pay.

This is why we need a new minimum wage

[Fearless]

28. Which is why I wouldn't vote for him.