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2016 Postmortem

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stupidicus

(2,570 posts)
Tue Dec 1, 2015, 06:07 PM Dec 2015

How The Clinton And Sanders Infrastructure Plans Measure Up [View all]

Clinton's $275 billion infrastructure plan offers modest spending and contains few specifics. Contrast that with candidate Bernie Sanders, who has proposed a highly detailed, $1 trillion plan.

Sanders' infrastructure plan was originally introduced in January as a Senate bill called the Rebuild America Act. A summary is laid out on his campaign issues page, Creating Jobs Rebuilding America. The plan calls for spending $1 trillion over the same five-year period. Here's what his plan includes:http://crooksandliars.com/2015/12/how-clinton-and-sanders-infrastructure


How can this possibly be true? I've read repeatedly from HC supporters that Bernie doesn't do details.
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I propose Eleventy Zillion nt firebrand80 Dec 2015 #1
The American Society of Civil Engineers suggested $1.6 trillion is needed by 2020 to think Dec 2015 #2
Yeah but what would they know? Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #7
am I supposed to find that surprising? stupidicus Dec 2015 #3
IMO HC supporters prefer to live in a fact free world or they are fact averse Vincardog Dec 2015 #4
that's just one of several things they share in common stupidicus Dec 2015 #10
The HC supporters making that claim Qutzupalotl Dec 2015 #5
Or they just want to perpetuate a false narrative HerbChestnut Dec 2015 #8
It's not a completely false narrative -- karynnj Dec 2015 #14
However the professional bullshitters keep insisting that proposals with actual legislation Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #20
agree that it is just wrong when they say has no detailed karynnj Dec 2015 #21
take your pick eh? stupidicus Dec 2015 #11
Clintonistas and other conservatives like to toss out smears that are difficult to disprove Doctor_J Dec 2015 #6
you're probably right stupidicus Dec 2015 #13
Sanders plans to pay the $200B/year with fairy dust taught_me_patience Dec 2015 #9
of course they will stupidicus Dec 2015 #12
actually infrastructure projects more than pay for themselves over the long term Warren Stupidity Dec 2015 #15
yes they do Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2015 #16
well, I woulda thought that common knowledge stupidicus Dec 2015 #18
Bernie is always UglyGreed Dec 2015 #17
yep, a regular swami that guy is stupidicus Dec 2015 #19
Bernie voted to spend it all on the MIC MaggieD Dec 2015 #22
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