02-26-2020, 08:45 PM
(02-26-2020, 07:14 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Government (and non-government) programs help families like mine, which I know because I still benefit from them. That's different from just giving out benefits to people who just don't want to work or are just too lazy to do anything. I've also been on committees and boards to help people like me and families like mine, which, again, is different from people getting benefits just because they don't want to do anything in life.
Then why has he supported socialist countries like Nicaragua, Cuba, and the Soviet Union?
Social programs that help the needy are different from social programs that control everything and full government intervention because those countries fail.
Bernie points to countries like Sweden as examples of socialism success, but the problem there is that, as this video points out, Sweden and other European nations AREN'T socialist.
Bernie thinks they are and proves that by calling them socialist countries because he has no clue what he's talking about.
Once again, Bernie has no clue what he's talking about because those aren't socialist countries.
What made America great, even from the start, was people trying to work harder and produce new ideas and new things to get ahead in life. That's the American dream. Why would people have any motivation to better themselves and move forward if they won't see a reward and people who do nothing get just as much as people who try to improve their lives?
Europeans tend to think that they're less likely to control their own destiny, and that you can get ahead in life by working hard, which is, like I said, the American dream. America is based on freedoms, not the government controlling everything. Americans prioritize individual liberty, whereas European countries want more government control.
If college were free, then what would be the benefits of working hard in high school to get into a good college and what would prevent students from just becoming professional students?
The United States is also MUCH more unhealthy than Europe, making healthcare not as big of an expense.
In France, you have the best universities and good students choose their university. It's not because it's free that there is no selection.
Plot twist, there are private universities also if you really want to pay.
Who do you think we are ? We have freedom too except maybe buying assault rifles and wear guns ? Obviously we don't need it.
What are the freedom you have and we don't ?
There is no government control at all. There is just the law like in any democratic republic.
For an european comparaison, Sanders is basically Merkel.
And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
