RobertFromNC

Yeah, I’m not sold on a Federal Jobs Guarantee either, even though I am for Bernie. I think that it would just be a form of wage slavery/workfare, be very impractical, create massive government waste/unnecessary bureaucracy, and be very economically inefficient. Don’t get me wrong, I’m for jobs programs to stimulate the economy in downturns and/or…[Read more]

Bernie Sanders is by far my #1

Ok, its not that I disagree with his criticisms of Warren, but when is Jimmy going to give up his support of Tulsi Gabbard and finally endorse Bernie? I think that it is now very clear that if you are a progressive, Bernie should be your runaway number 1 choice. The same goes for the others who support Tulsi like Niko House and Kim Iversen, as…[Read more]

Great, but will the voters actually go for the one candidate who might be able to deliver big structural changes?

I do agree with you in that I like having her voice on this issue at this stage of the race. I don’t think that there is a lot of difference between her and Bernie on foreign policy, but their are some differences and I do think that Bernie is better. For one, and this did not receive much coverage, she said that she wanted to bomb Syria, just…[Read more]

I do think that Tulsi brings more attention to foreign policy than any other candidate, including Bernie. However, I have never understood those who think that she is way better than Bernie on this issue. What are they basing this on? The only argument that I might could see is that she would prioritize it more than Bernie. However, Bernie is…[Read more]

I am not saying that robots are going to take all of the jobs and over the world in some kind of a dystopian future, or that this problem is going to happen soon, just that technology is going to eliminate a lot of jobs and that the economy is going to go through a massive change where many low-skilled jobs are going to be replaced with high…[Read more]

The way to solve inequality is through progressive taxation as well as structural changes in the economy. Almost all of the experts, left or right, say that automation is going to be a huge problem in the future if we don’t adapt and come up with some solution for those whose jobs are going to be replaced by machines or eliminated.

I am not for…[Read more]

@djean111

I will admit a VAT Tax is not the way that I would pay for it. However, I think that we are going to have to implement a UBI at some point because of automation taking the jobs, at least he is bringing attention to the issue, and I think that regardless of how it is paid for, it would help those at the lower end, or even most of us who…[Read more]

I’m for Bernie but I am with Yang on the UBI. I wish that Bernie would come out for it. I think that this is something that we need right now and would help many Americans tremendously, especially those in poverty. I also think that we may have no choice to adopt a UBI in the future with automation.

Not to change subject, but I have noticed that there is a strong divide in the progressive community between Gabbard and Warren, or there at least appears to be one to me. I have noticed that people typically like one but hate the other.

Neither one comes anywhere close to Bernie as far as I am concerned, and I don’t know who my number 2 choice…[Read more]

To be honest, I haven’t really been following this, so I don’t know all the facts. However, if this is legitimate(and I am not saying it is or is not since I haven’t been following this personally), they should impeach him. I have heard many say they are against impeachment because they don’t think that it would result in Trump being removed from…[Read more]

Yeah I hear you,

I have said it before and I will say it again. If you really want a progressive political revolution and transformation(as well as Medicare for all), Bernie is really the only choice. I actually do like Gabbard, and also Warren and Yang, but they are no Bernie Sanders, and I don’t get how any progressive could support them over…[Read more]

I sort of agree with you. I do agree that the reason our politicians vote to go to war is not because they think that we should be the World’s police. I think they vote to go to war because of the MIC, geopolitics/hegemony, defense contractors, and to look “tough on defense”. However, I do think that this idea that the US should be the world’s…[Read more]

“I’m worried about Warren for two reasons: guts and principles.”

I agree with your quote about Warren and those are my two reservations with her. I would also add that I simply haven’t seen the type of leadership skills and traits from her that I feel is necessary to get a progressive agenda enacted into law, especially in this political e…[Read more]

I am really sorry for your loss and I offer you my condolences.

I am not sure if I agree with his analysis. I think that Bernie is really our only chance, I am not confident that Warren or Gabbard could win. Same goes for Andrew Yang and Marianne Williamson, who are extreme longshots anyway. Also, while I don’t like Biden, I do think that he could win against Trump. I think that we are looking at either…[Read more]

I really do think that we are facing either 4 more years of Trump or a president Bernie Sanders. I am not sure if anybody else can beat Trump(and that includes Warren and Gabbard). Biden maybe, but I think that it is very iffy. I think that it would take something dramatic for the others to beat Trump, like a scandal(a real one that would lead to…[Read more]

I disagree. I think that the establishment wants either Biden or Harris.