2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Krugman nails it, re: Bernie fans [View all]Armstead
(47,803 posts)Bean counting to slap down all proposals of meaningful reform is binary thinking.
Economic experts often disagree with each other, because it is such a variable and complex "science."
"Raising the minimum wage will destroy the economy."......."Raising the minimum save will save the economy."
In addition to "analysis" who shoot down Bernie's proposals -- and who claim single payer in any form is "unsustainable" you can find others who make the case in the opposite direction.
Unfortunately, in political seasons, those differences also get channeled into support of one candidate or another.
Maybe Bernies proposal does not project well. Maybe it could.
But when analysts shoot down the basic concept and goal proposed by one candidate and opposed by another based on claims of Olympian Omnipotence, it does lead to binary responses.