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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Sneering at "free stuff" is a vicious Repuke attack on the very idea of public goods. [View all]myrna minx
(22,772 posts)40. Thank you. The contempt some here have toward educating our young people is appalling.
Also, we always find the money to feel the maw of the military - but we can't educate our young people?
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Sneering at "free stuff" is a vicious Repuke attack on the very idea of public goods. [View all]
eridani
Feb 2016
OP
Bernie's campaign was not ever about free stuff, but always about corruption. Those sneering at
Jefferson23
Feb 2016
#1
I hear you, he talks primarily about what blocks our efforts. A constant uphill battle
Jefferson23
Feb 2016
#42
It's weird that it's "free stuff" when the money goes to the general public
winter is coming
Feb 2016
#4
If your house catches fire, a capitalist wouldn't care, if it ignites his, he does.
HereSince1628
Feb 2016
#7
IMO wherever market incentives don't work private enterprise/free markets shouldn't
HereSince1628
Feb 2016
#34
I had a conservative tell me today that taxes pay for roads and schools and that is not
AllyCat
Feb 2016
#8
The folks with jobs pay taxes to educate kids that will become folks with jobs
bigbrother05
Feb 2016
#13
We don't teach civics in school anymore so the concept of The Commons is being lost.
CrispyQ
Feb 2016
#18
It makes me loathe Clinton even more than I already did that she inspires
CharlotteVale
Feb 2016
#22
It's interesting how they understand the "spread the risk" and "spread the benefit" concepts
TBF
Feb 2016
#23
It isn't just the GOPers. It's some of the Clinton supporters, too, right here
The Velveteen Ocelot
Feb 2016
#26
And the trillions we've spent slaughtering and maiming tens and tens of thousands of Iraqis?
Arugula Latte
Feb 2016
#31
Thank you. The contempt some here have toward educating our young people is appalling.
myrna minx
Feb 2016
#40