Posted on 02/24/2020 11:13:50 AM PST by karpov
Bernie Sanders, the clear front-runner for the Democratic presidential nomination, was asked over the weekend how much his various plans would cost if implemented. He didn't know
Here's the exchange between Sanders and Anderson Cooper on "60 Minutes":
Cooper: Do you know how all -- how much though? I mean, do you have a price tag for -- for all of this?
Sanders: We do. I mean, you know, and -- and-- the price tag is -- it will be substantially less than letting the current system go. I think it's about $30 trillion.
Cooper: That's just for "Medicare for All," you're talking about?
Sanders: That's just "Medicare for All," yes.
Cooper: Do you have -- a price tag for all of these things?
Sanders: No, I don't. We try to -- no, you mentioned making public colleges and universities tuition free and canceling all student debt, that's correct. That's what I want to do. We pay for that through a modest tax on Wall Street speculation.
Cooper: But you say you don't know what the total price is, but you know how it's gonna be paid for. How do you know it's gonna be paid for if you don't know how much the price is?
Sanders: Well, I can't -- you know, I can't rattle off to you every nickel and every dime. But we have accounted for -- you -- you talked about "Medicare for All." We have options out there that will pay for it.
What? So, Sanders not only a) isn't sure how much all of his proposals would cost but also b) isn't able to say how he would pay for these programs. That strikes me as a potential weak spot if/when Sanders winds up as the Democratic nominee against President Donald Trump.
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[ Do you know how all — how much though? I mean, do you have a price tag for — for all of this? ]
About tree-fiddy.
So now Anderson Cooper/CNN is asking the socialist/communist $anders real questions re the cost of his B$ plans.
Something has the some of the talking heads concerned about Sanders.
“About tree-fiddy” Quadrillion... Its not his money...
The DimRat Convention is gonna be must-see tv! I can’t wait.
He’s been asked that before with the same answer. All socialists/communists care about is preserving their bank accounts not yours.
Socialist Bernie will just raise taxes!
Oh and tax all corporations even more.
It works in Common Core math.
They think.
A trillion here and a trillion there and pretty soon you’re talking about big money.
3 Million Quatloos
Cons and lying frauds. That’s all these people are. GTFO out of this country!
no kidding! Its a strange world they live in....
No clue, once he is forced to talk about his taxes he’s sunk. Just like warren.
What? So, Sanders not only a) isn’t sure how much all of his proposals would cost but also b) isn’t able to say how he would pay for these programs. That strikes me as a potential weak spot if/when Sanders winds up as the Democratic nominee against President Donald Trump.
Is there a chair in the room that can tell Chris how smart he is....
In his defense, it’s hard to accurately project things into the future when the bulk of government wealth will be derived through murder and asset confiscation.
Typical Liberal approach to YOUR money. That’s what happens to your brain when you ignore logic, when you leap-frog details all your life and when you have never been challenged because the MSM kisses your s^%.
Thanks-but NO THANKS Bernie!!
Please God, please please make Democraps stupid enough to nominate this idiot, make them even dumber than when they nominated Hillary. “Stalin wuz a good guy, he did uh lot for agrachultcha!”
The Sanders number is not per annum.
Everett Dirksen is rolling in his grave.
Bernie is the ultimate narcissist. He’s in love with the ideas that have been rolling around in his head for the last 60 or 70 years. He wants total control to make the world around him conform to those ideas. That they will be ruinous doesn’t bother him in the least. Socialism/communism is great, the government knows best... when he is the government.
“I don’t know how much it costs and I don’t care, because it will be better.”
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