Posted on 01/22/2017 10:05:20 AM PST by John Semmens
Despite the fact that the living standards of those in poverty in the United States exceed the standards of the middle class in most countries, recent Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders tweeted that "America's record is worse than virtually any other country on Earth."
"A lot of people have been bad-mouthing Venezuela because of shortages of essentials and their high cost," Sanders said. "But the people are united by their equality. No one is allowed to hoard more than his fair share. And say what you will about Stalin's Soviet Union, but there everyone was guaranteed a job. Even political dissidents were given the opportunity to mine for gold and cut timber."
"It's not the absolute quantity of goods and services that determines whether a society is just," Sanders maintained. "It's whether the people can count on their government to stand for social justice. In the United States we clearly can't count on that. Too many people are left free to pursue their own selfish interests. I suspect this will get worse under a Trump Administration. We have elevated a partisan of greed who will ruthlessly discriminate between those willing and able to contribute and those who aren't to lead the nation. I fear dark days lie ahead for those of us who believe in Socialism."
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I deal with replacement EBT cards. Some of those people who call will have $1,300 - $1,500 in benefits on that card, benefits that have accumulated over a period of a few months. Those people obviously don’t need these benefits.
Sanders Says American Poor Worse off than Poor Anywhere Else [semi-satire]>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Yup! They are watching Bernie on 48 inch digital TVs and tracking the hood with cell phones.
They are far worse off than the poor of India.
Get ready for all the homeless stories.
I once went to Liberia. Saw a naked homeless guy. No shopping cart full of stuff.
I’ll bet he would gladly trade places with one of our homeless.
My grand came to visit us from the old country.
Driving from the airport, she saw a pan handler and asked my mom, “Who’s that?”
Mom said, “That’s a beggar.”
Shocked, Grandma responded, “That woman can’t be poor.....She’s Fat!”
Sorry John, good try, but even Jonathan Swift would fail in trying to satire Bernie. His entire life is a satire.
Nicely done, John! I am willing to bet that even if Bernie didn’t say these things out loud, he certainly thinks them.
That Sanders guy was a great football coach but who cares about his political ideas?
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