Bernie Sanders, socialist hypocrite (not to be redundant) [can we be socialist millionaires, too?]

gopusa.com/Washington Times ^ | Cheryl Chumley

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Socialists are almost always hypocrites because they almost always think they know better than the average bear and therefore, almost always, tell others to do what they themselves refuse to do.

Enter Bernie Sanders.

Enter Bernie Sanders who just admitted he was a millionaire.

This same Bernie Sanders now wants Disney to redistribute its “Avengers” movie profits to company workers who are paid on the lower scale. But where’s Sanders when it comes to walking this walk? Right. Strolling quietly along Wall Street, wallet safely tucked and secured within a jacket pocket.

Here’s the backstory: Sanders, on the presidential campaign trail, just released 10 years’ worth of his tax returns. He’s a millionaire. And his recently penned best-selling book didn’t hurt his bottom line any, either. But when asked at a recent town hall if his own capitalism successes have changed his mind about his long-held economy-destroying, tax-hiking socialist views, Sanders said, plainly and plaintively, no, heck no.

“In my and my wife’s case, I wrote a pretty good book,” Sanders explained during a Fox News interview. “It was a best-seller, sold all over the world, and we made money. If anyone thinks I should apologize for writing a best-selling book, I’m sorry. I’m not going to do it.”

Nobody wants the apology.

This is America — those who work hard and produce a product that’s desired by the public have rightly earned their money.

But: How about redistributing some of that money to the less fortunate, Sanders?

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Sanders ought to reach in his own millionaire pockets and dole out some cash to his own campaign workers, to his own staffers, heck, to anyone he comes in contact with who seems less financially fortunate.

After all, he’s a millionaire.

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Cabot Phillips of Campus Reform went to college campuses and asked students if they knew Bernie was a millionaire.

Those asked were shocked. Their response: "what a hypocrite!"

We on the Right have perhaps stumbled upon ole Bern's Achilles' Heel.

[treetopsandroofs]

If you hate President Trump, advocate free stuff for all, and write a book, it’s ok.

[cld51860]

Dana Perino on The Five described America’s socialists as liking to espouse their failed ideology while cloaked in the “bubble wrap of capitalism.”

I thought that was a good analogy.

[I want the USA back]

Under socialism bernie would still be rich. He is a member of the ruling elite, which would hold on to all its money, power and privilege. It would still make laws for the ordinary folk that it scorns, and take all their money.

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One college kid asked of Bernie (re: Medicare for All), "what in your resume qualifies you to manage the American healthcare industry?"

Hey Bern: What qualifies you to manage NOT A single healthcare company...BUT THE WHOLE FRIKKEN INDUSTRY?

What, Bern? HUH?

What would that be?

[TonytheTiger7777]

A better analogy may be simple theft. I mean, if i dont believe you should have something, and i take it away, thats theft. His theft just has more of a Political dimension to it.

[arthurus]

The socialist bosses do get to be millionaires. Sometimes in their own names sometimes the State holds title to whatever they use but they have near unlimited use of “state assets.”Relative to his time Stalin was the richest man on earth and in history. He effectively personally owned the entire Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact countries and everything/everyone associated with it all.

[Rashputin]

Lenin and the Bolsheviks got a ton of cash from Wall Street in 1978 & 1918, wealthy Communists with Wall Street cash feathering their nest is nothing new.

[arthurus]

Those appointed by Trump to crucial positions, and the FED is really one of the most important appointments he can make, must have the willingness and ability to “stand the gaff” and retain composure. Such are going to be harder to find for a position at the FED because political combat is not part of the training of someone qualified for the job. What is needed is a free market economist with solid understanding of Capitalism and not a Finance expert. The Finance guys are more apt to be able to withstand the political drek but have not the training or understanding for a free market oriented FED.

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But it’s new to idealistic college kids who thought Bernie was pure of heart.

[Jack Hammer]

To be ideologically consistent, Bernie should give all his money to The State.

But very few socialists are ideologically consistent. They’re perfectly happy if YOU give all YOUR money to The State.