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grantcart

(53,061 posts)

16. Where to start

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Mon Jan 7, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jan 2013

That is Warren Buffet not Bernie Sanders.

That is not Buffet's position.

His position is that we should pass budgets where government revenues are 18% of the GDP and that government expenditures are 21% of the GDP.

The remuneration that you include would eliminate working class people from running altogether.

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KR nt NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #1

Thanks. AnotherMcIntosh Jan 2013 #2

Teabaggers found a new way to pass their spew around. Doremus Jan 2013 #3

Great Idea nevetsbboc Jan 2013 #4

Mostly false. Snopes is your friend. FSogol Jan 2013 #5

Let's be clear...THIS RW VIRAL EMAIL IS BULLSHIT! Fact check before you post. nt Bigmack Jan 2013 #6

i see what you did there n/t Enrique Jan 2013 #7

Bernie Sanders did NOT say that... cheapdate Jan 2013 #8

OP fail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200. n/t Earth_First Jan 2013 #9

this is a myth --it's RW talking points attached to Bernie Sanders' name CreekDog Jan 2013 #10

I'm sure whoever said it, meant it. Don't worry. It's coming to this. Wake up and smell the coffee judesedit Jan 2013 #12

whoever said that Bernie Sanders said it IS lying CreekDog Jan 2013 #14

My thoughts exactly. You want to see things fixed. Let the Congresspeople deal with it like we do. judesedit Jan 2013 #11

I'm not sure about the deficit quote, but I know it would get things done a hell of a better &faster judesedit Jan 2013 #15

yeah but they're lying, why believe ANY OF IT CreekDog Jan 2013 #17

Just an FYI: When Rush and Beck (whose handlers DO read DU) latch onto this today... Earth_First Jan 2013 #13

Where to start grantcart Jan 2013 #16

ARGH.... gcomeau Jan 2013 #18

Bernie Sanders said none of that. And Warren Buffett only said MineralMan Jan 2013 #19