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Congratulations to our presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden!
Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: If Warren is the frontrunner it's time the media took off the kid gloves [View all]emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)52. Wealth tax won't necessarily cover all her ambitious programs. Wealth tax has not panned out
as the magic, unlimited bank in France, and so the Yellow Jacket protests and an opening for
fascism. The protestors feel they are taxed too much for benefits and have turned on immigrants.
Marie Le Pen, a Trump and Putin favorite, has gained a real foothold.
But most of Warrens proposals wont be implemented. She would not even have the time or the
political capital to spend on them even in two terms, even with financing through wealth tax and raising middle class taxes. Given our deficit, she would have to.
She will also have her hands full fending off a Republican attack on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social
Security, as they currently exist without expansion and additional money for SS recipients.
If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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If Warren is the frontrunner it's time the media took off the kid gloves [View all]
Otto Lidenbrock
Oct 2019
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The media HAS brought up all of those things about Warren. She has defended all of them publicly.
KPN
Oct 2019
#1
odd to see Sanders supporters making the case others aren't up to the task.
BannonsLiver
Oct 2019
#15
At this time I'm not concerned about a frontrunner. It's a long time to the election
abqtommy
Oct 2019
#4
ew: "Before she declared her NA ancestry, though, she really should have done some checking."
thesquanderer
Oct 2019
#9
Actually, she said she had pictures that "reflect her native american heritage"...
thesquanderer
Oct 2019
#21
"it is almost certainly the case that she hoped" for special consideration...
not_the_one
Oct 2019
#29
AFAIK she never believed she was *mostly* (or even half) Native American.
thesquanderer
Oct 2019
#35
I never understood why she said that her parents faced discrimination for being Native American
MichMan
Oct 2019
#39
Then vote for someone else in the primary. But this will not hurt her in the general. Also...
thesquanderer
Oct 2019
#22
She had NA ancestry. Her family narrative proved true. The problem is that she conflated
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#26
Agree vetting of her policies should be asked and answered esp if wealth tax doesn't pass.
FloridaBlues
Oct 2019
#7
Wealth tax won't necessarily cover all her ambitious programs. Wealth tax has not panned out
emmaverybo
Oct 2019
#52
If she wins, it means Dems didn't care much about her history as a Republican...
thesquanderer
Oct 2019
#10