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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBernie Sanders Torpedos Republicans By Revealing GOP Budget Kills 2.3 Million Jobs
http://www.politicususa.com/2015/04/27/bernie-sanders-torpedos-republicans-revealing-gop-budget-kills-2-3-million-jobs.htmlBernie Sanders Torpedos Republicans By Revealing GOP Budget Kills 2.3 Million Jobs
By: Jason Easley
Monday, April, 27th, 2015, 1:43 pm
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) dropped a bomb on Senate Republicans by revealing that their budget would kill more than 2 million jobs.
Sanders sent letters to the governors of all 50 states that broke down the cuts and job losses that each state would face if the Republican budget is enacted. The lowlight of the letters is that the Republican cuts to transportation, education, and other programs would kill more than 2.3 million jobs across the country.
In a statement, Sen. Sanders said:
The Republican budget moves this country in exactly the wrong direction. At a time of massive wealth and income inequality, it gives huge tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires while making devastating cuts to education, Medicare, affordable housing and prescription drug coverage.
Instead of creating jobs, it will lead to the elimination of more than 2 million jobs. Instead of making college more affordable, it will increase the cost of college for millions of Americans. Instead of eliminating hunger in America, it will add to the financial problems of low-income families with children and will create more hunger. This budget is the Robin Hood principle in reverse. It takes from the poor to give to the rich.
Some of the hardest hit states would be those that have Republican governors. Texas would lose 193,000 jobs. Florida would lose 141,000 jobs. Ohio would lose 84,000 jobs. Georgia would lose 70,000 jobs. North Carolina would lose 68,000 jobs, and Wisconsin would lose 46,000 jobs.
It is important that the American people understand exactly what the Republican budget does. Not only does the Republican budget lower taxes for the wealthiest people while raising them for everyone else, it also kills millions of jobs.
Instead of creating jobs, it will lead to the elimination of more than 2 million jobs. Instead of making college more affordable, it will increase the cost of college for millions of Americans. Instead of eliminating hunger in America, it will add to the financial problems of low-income families with children and will create more hunger. This budget is the Robin Hood principle in reverse. It takes from the poor to give to the rich.
Some of the hardest hit states would be those that have Republican governors. Texas would lose 193,000 jobs. Florida would lose 141,000 jobs. Ohio would lose 84,000 jobs. Georgia would lose 70,000 jobs. North Carolina would lose 68,000 jobs, and Wisconsin would lose 46,000 jobs.
It is important that the American people understand exactly what the Republican budget does. Not only does the Republican budget lower taxes for the wealthiest people while raising them for everyone else, it also kills millions of jobs.
Republicans in Congress dont want to talk about many services will be cut, and jobs lost because of their budget. Republicans especially dont want to discuss the number of jobs that will be lost in red states due to their budget.
Sen. Sanders was put in the top Democratic seat on the Budget Committee for this exact reason. Sanders is exposing the things that Republicans dont want to talk about. He is revealing the ugly truth behind the GOPs economic ideology, and in the process, he is destroying any potential support for their economic ideas outside of the Republican Party.
Sanders has become the tip of the lefts spear that is striking back against failed Republican economic policies and income inequality.
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Bernie Sanders Torpedos Republicans By Revealing GOP Budget Kills 2.3 Million Jobs (Original Post)
babylonsister
Apr 2015
OP
Sadly Facts Do Not Matter To Many Voters. Even The Ones Who Would Lose Their Jobs.
TheMastersNemesis
Apr 2015
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TheMastersNemesis
(10,602 posts)1. Sadly Facts Do Not Matter To Many Voters. Even The Ones Who Would Lose Their Jobs.
Also ask any senile senior voting GOP. If they know they will lose their SSA and Medicare benefits they will vote GOP because they hate Obama so much.
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)4. I didn't know Obama was running in 2016, learn something new every day. /nt
Duppers
(28,094 posts)5. reading comprehension?
Poster did not say or even imply that the Pres. is running for office again. He did say that these voters hate him so much and that has tainted their decision to ever vote Democratic (at least for many years).
Dragonfli
(10,622 posts)6. Writing ability, all that you've said would have to be inferred, more easily inferred is they'd vote
Republican against Obama because they are assumed to hate him (not an incorrect assumption).
Not my fault the poster doesn't write very well.
Duppers
(28,094 posts)7. that's fair
AuntPatsy
(9,904 posts)2. k&R
Wilms
(26,795 posts)3. ^