2020 Presidential Election

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(03-04-2020, 09:27 AM)Goalpost Wrote: Yea.  I think Bernie had some missteps. He still cant explain his bottom line costs of his programs.  And while the Dems want his voting block, his debate and ideology of explaining Castro turned a few stomachs.  I really don't think Joe did much.  He had several gaffes this week but was saved by several endorsements, Clyburn in particular, as well as some candidates who dropped out.

Well, Bernie explained every single cost for his programs. People just can't agree with what the cost actually is. He based his costs off of the 17.1 trillion over 10 years for Medicare for All, but moderates have quoted 34 trillion as the number he needs to get to.

Who is right? I have no idea. I think Bernie is taking the best case scenario and the moderates are taking the worst case scenario. It'll probably cost somewhere in between.

But I think what Bernie should have done was meet their high number on Medicare for all and put aside his other programs for the time being. As you can see in the infographic below, his taxes and programs will generate more than enough for even the worst case scenario M4A plan, but then he wouldn't be able to pay for all the other programs he wants to (his current plans account for about 40.5 trillion dollars over 10 years).



Basically, in a world where you have to pick what program means the most to you (with healthcare and climate change being the big haulers), Bernie wanted it all. And that may have been his downfall.

As far as Biden goes, I see him continuing to gaffe it up all year and then, in November, the democratic voter base is just...numb. And he loses to Trump. Probably will win the popular vote though.