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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: What Bernie misses about $15 min wage [View all]Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)165. Sanders would like to replace the ACA with medicare for everyone.
That's what the fuck that is about. End employer based health insurance. Everyone is covered from birth to death. A public not for profit universal health care insurance system.
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You wouldn't! That's the point. Give the average citizen real power to bargain with employers.
reformist2
Nov 2015
#10
Work gives meaning in life. In our work, we achieve status, we meet goals, we deal with people.
JDPriestly
Nov 2015
#160
There still is this puritanical belief that everyone needs to work. Old beliefs die hard.
reformist2
Nov 2015
#83
We're not really covered. Workers are stil vulernable, likely to take whatever they can get. We need
reformist2
Nov 2015
#35
The author of the Vox piece is a former Cato Institute guy, that's the Koch Bros outfit....
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#19
My objective is to point out what I said -- And the author is a CATO Libertarian
Armstead
Nov 2015
#44
Incorrect, he was first a staff writer at Cato, then later an adjunct scholar at Cato.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#64
Obviously I know who he is, you left his by line out of your OP, I named him and offered his CV to
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#168
I don't feel like scrolling through this whole thread to do your work for you.
Scootaloo
Nov 2015
#156
At some point far enough back in history there was no capital but there has always been labor
Fumesucker
Nov 2015
#107
Alley Oop finds a nice piece of flint on the ground and knaps a Clovis point from it
Fumesucker
Nov 2015
#132
LOL...you made the statement that labor can't exist without "capital investment"...
AOR
Nov 2015
#141
Yes, a lot times it goes way beyond feel good sound bytes.. and this isn't a goppoint of view.
Cha
Nov 2015
#4
Okay...Some people think it feels good to have a roof over their heads and 3 squares a day
Armstead
Nov 2015
#6
It's always a good thing to know who stands with capital over labor and business as usual...
AOR
Nov 2015
#17
What a stark admission of conservatism this is. The author of the Vox piece is a Cato Institute guy
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#18
When I post some of his stuff you can come whine to me then, I don't so I'm pointing out that your
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#46
Well your OP touts a Koch brother loving GOP libertarian straight out of the Cato playpen, so
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#57
I'm the person who pointed out his roots and resume, linked to his bio, and first named him in
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#85
If Glenn Greenwald is writing rightwing economics articles go ahead and call it out
Armstead
Nov 2015
#54
But Alan Krueger, the co-author of that famous fast food employment study and a former adviser to
Cha
Nov 2015
#28
HaHa.. some anonymous poster on here asks if you're a "koch bro operative"!!!!!!1111111 and it
Cha
Nov 2015
#31
That's because the editorial the OP cites is by a Koch trained Cato Institute flack.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#51
You know, if we had a single payer healthcare system that was not tied to employment,
PatrickforO
Nov 2015
#34
Earlier you claimed he wanted to "immediately jump" to $15/hr now you're posting libertarian screeds
beam me up scottie
Nov 2015
#49
Hot Links to Cato Institute podcasts by the author for you Mags, since you are such a fan....
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#68
She touts right wing anti minimum wage attacks on a Democratic candidate then gets cheesed off
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#75
Show me where in that editorial the author says HE supports a $12 minimum. He does not.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#90
It is punditry, an editorial with a strong point of view against living wages.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#169
Ezra and Matthew did not write this, Mags. Timothy Lee of Cato Institute wrote this.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#82
Vox is not the author of the article, Timothy Lee is and he's the libertarian from Cato....
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#80
Why do you think Greenwald is some free pass for you? I'm not Greenwald, nor do I cite him.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#170
What's with this theory among Clinton supporters that their actions are mitigated by the actions
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#167
It is an editorial. What makes you think it isn't? It's punditry, commentary.
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#172
Prescisely.. start out with $12.00 instead of slapping $15 Nationally on every state like they
Cha
Nov 2015
#133
Not everyone is cut out to be a rising professional. And the idea is to raise overall wages
Armstead
Nov 2015
#177
Bernie's plans sound good to those under 30 that don't know political realities
JTShroyer
Nov 2015
#161
perhaps $250 resorts in Puerto Rico can raise prices a little more to cover a living wage
Sunlei
Nov 2015
#166
That's what this is about, businesses that extract excess profits from low wage labor
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2015
#171