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Analysis: Sanders’s ‘Great Society’ could add $15 trillion to the debt
Fiscal Times ^ | April 8, 2016 | Eric Pianin

Posted on 04/08/2016 9:42:25 AM PDT by LucyT

If Sanders had his way, the government would provide free college tuition to all students at state-run colleges and universities. Americans would be entitled to medical and family leave from work, courtesy of the federal government. Rather than trimming benefits of the Social Security system, Sanders would engineer an historic expansion of the program for retirees and the disabled.

That’s just for starters. Sanders’ most ambitious and costly proposal would enact a European-style single-payer national health insurance program to guarantee every American health care coverage. He would launch a major new infrastructure program to repair and replace the nation’s aging highways, bridges, airports and water projects. And he would provide universal childcare and pre-school programs.

Sanders would increase government spending other than for interest on the debt by 38 percent over the next decade..."

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: highertaxes
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Not since Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson has any candidate for president wanted to do as much to expand the size and scope of the federal government as Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont

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1 posted on 04/08/2016 9:42:25 AM PDT by LucyT
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To: LucyT

Didn’t Obama’s “freeloader society” just do the same thing? Add $15 trillion to the deficit?


2 posted on 04/08/2016 9:44:38 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: LucyT

What’s 15 trillion between friends?


3 posted on 04/08/2016 9:45:08 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: LucyT

“And he would provide universal childcare and pre-school programs.”

Got to get them young if they are to be indoctrinated with the “correct” set of values.


4 posted on 04/08/2016 9:45:52 AM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
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To: LucyT
Sanders’s ‘Great Society’ could add $15 trillion to the debt

Why not? We can't ever pay the one we've already got.

"What's the difference?" (HRC)

5 posted on 04/08/2016 9:47:25 AM PDT by imardmd1 (Fiat Lux)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Yeah, it’s only money.


6 posted on 04/08/2016 9:47:29 AM PDT by King of Florida (A little government and a little luck are necessary in life, but only a fool trusts either of them.)
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To: LucyT

It’s all vapor anyway.


7 posted on 04/08/2016 9:48:09 AM PDT by headstamp 2 (Fear is the mind killer.)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
It's for the children.

Not the American children.

Illegal alien children brought over to replace the base of the demonrat party which ABORTED ITSELF.

And we get to pay for it.

Nice racket...this left-wing socialist thingy.

Just glad my guy never gave them any money to fund the folks who brought all of this on.

Yep.

Jedi.

8 posted on 04/08/2016 9:50:04 AM PDT by JEDI4S (THE GREAT DELEGATE HUNT IS ON....HELP DEFEAT THE INTERLOPER!)
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To: LucyT

“Wealth tax” on top of income tax.

But no thought as to what they will do once they have gone through the money they will steal by after they have pilfering everyone’s assets.


9 posted on 04/08/2016 9:50:48 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Opinionated Blowhard

It sure did with the cooperation of Mitch McConnell, John Boehner and Paul Ryan.

Its a ‘bipartisan’ national debt we have (18 trillion and counting.

Its the “Uniparty National Debt”.


10 posted on 04/08/2016 9:51:08 AM PDT by Nextrush (FREEDOM IS EVERYBODY'S BUSINESS:REMEMBER PASTOR NIEMOLLER)
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To: King of Florida

From what I see in the dynamics the Fed could print $1500 trillion and it wouldn’t matter. I think he’s going to get his way.


11 posted on 04/08/2016 9:51:39 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: LucyT

Double it and you may be in the ball park of what it will add to the debt. Not to mention the extra debt that will follow as unemployment rises and people get more lazy so productivity drops.


12 posted on 04/08/2016 9:51:44 AM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: LucyT

LOL...could?

Bernie’s going to be printing money like Venezuela! His 20-somethings will love him until they get a load of hyper-inflation.


13 posted on 04/08/2016 9:52:08 AM PDT by Border Terrier
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To: LucyT

there should be a maximum wage for any government employees

and NO BONUSES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


14 posted on 04/08/2016 9:54:07 AM PDT by Mr. K
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Bernie’s going to be printing money like Venezuela! His 20-somethings will love him until they get a load of hyper-inflation.

Venezuela does not print the world's reserve currency.
And as much as they wish it were otherwise, no other country's currency appears to be up to the job.


15 posted on 04/08/2016 9:55:33 AM PDT by Buckeye McFrog
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To: LucyT

It’s nice out.

The money trees are starting to blossom.


16 posted on 04/08/2016 9:55:44 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: LucyT

Someone should ask Bernie who is going to buy all of the new Treasures.

5.56mm


17 posted on 04/08/2016 9:57:37 AM PDT by M Kehoe
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To: LucyT

18 posted on 04/08/2016 9:59:54 AM PDT by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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To: LucyT

Eventually this house build on sand will collapse.

Socialism does not work for the same reason Ponzi schemes do not work. There is not enough wealth in the world to support a socialist paradise.


19 posted on 04/08/2016 10:00:57 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I think it would be ironic if Hillary was arrested the day after she secures the nomination.)
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To: LucyT

We’re past the point of no return; we’ve long since crossed the Rubicon.

Except our rulers have a road to Damascus moment, it’s all slated to collapse at some point anyway.


20 posted on 04/08/2016 10:06:51 AM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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