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BernieforPres2016

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8. Bill Clinton's Welfare Reform Bill helped push millions into poverty
Sun Apr 10, 2016, 02:52 PM
Apr 2016

And it increased income inequality.

I watched a great interview David Simon, creator of the series The Wire, did with Bill Moyers on YouTube recently. Simon referred to the poor in this country as the excess people that our economy doesn't need under capitalism. He said that our society has been OK with doing as little as possible for them as long as they stay among themselves and the crime stays in their communities.

It is a national disgrace and Bernie is the only Presidential candidate who is talking about it in a meaningful way.

Here is the interview of David Simon broken into 2 parts if anybody is interested. It talks about how connected many issues are to poverty in the U.S. Industries moving overseas, the drug wars and mass incarceration, corruption in government, the decay of our inner city school systems, and the waves of job cuts at our major newspapers are among them.



Nothing. SamKnause Apr 2016 #1
You forgot American Imperialism. n/t djean111 Apr 2016 #2
That comes under the foundation and Wall Street. SamKnause Apr 2016 #5
Ah. Okay, I agree! djean111 Apr 2016 #16
Don't forget Hillary will over see the cutting of Social Security benefits FreakinDJ Apr 2016 #26
That is covered under Clinton Foundation and SamKnause Apr 2016 #28
Not One Damned Thing - HRC Serves The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks - The 1% - Not The 99% cantbeserious Apr 2016 #3
raise the ss retirement age? Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #4
If the poor would only invest, they could enjoy tax cuts on their capital gains. DisgustipatedinCA Apr 2016 #6
How long do they think we are going to idly stand by and allow it? onecaliberal Apr 2016 #7
Bill Clinton's Welfare Reform Bill helped push millions into poverty BernieforPres2016 Apr 2016 #8
Well she'd raise the minimum wage to a NOT living wage of $12/hour... riderinthestorm Apr 2016 #9
She apparently flip-flopped on fifteen yesterday. Warren Stupidity Apr 2016 #10
See? There ya go! Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #31
Raise elegibility age for Social Security, then means test it to further the divide-and-conquer ... Scuba Apr 2016 #11
She will continue accept millions from bazillionaires... Yurovsky Apr 2016 #12
She'll start more wars so the poor kids can azmom Apr 2016 #13
How do supposed dems who have railed against everything she stands for suddenly support all of this? onecaliberal Apr 2016 #14
So it is not just me. SamKnause Apr 2016 #18
Definitely not just you. It's unbelievable! All republican policy. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #23
I have one theory, probably applies to some: Voice for Peace Apr 2016 #32
He thinks the attacks originate from republicans, that's rich when her whole platform onecaliberal Apr 2016 #33
Tax cuts for the rich and more fracking AgingAmerican Apr 2016 #15
And not a single one of her Bettie Apr 2016 #17
Fucking A !!!!! SamKnause Apr 2016 #19
Not be full of shit and demonize "big banks" without a practical plan to break them up? tia uponit7771 Apr 2016 #20
"Not to be full of shit" is not a policy. And NOT WANTING to break up big banks is not helpful. Armstead Apr 2016 #22
As president? or as boardmember of WalMart? Or as a $500,000/hour speaker to Goldman Sachs? lumberjack_jeff Apr 2016 #21
Thank you, really good points. My point is, she's going to do nothing because she can't be onecaliberal Apr 2016 #24
Hillary probably thinks poverty is the rightful lot tralala Apr 2016 #25
Well, don't you know, it's all about the math, those tax breaks for the 1% are just about to lift pdsimdars Apr 2016 #27
I would like to tell her what she can do with her incremental change. onecaliberal Apr 2016 #30
Chained CPI on Social Security, and raise the retirement age for Social Security. JustABozoOnThisBus Apr 2016 #29
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