Economists and the Public Still Agree: Bernie Sanders Is The Best Candidate

[GoLeft TV]

A new study finds that Senator Bernie Sanders’ plans for the economy would implement a tremendous amount of growth. Ring of Fire’s Farron Cousins discusses this.

[jehop61]

1. No

Most of his programs have been proven unworkable and most voters are voting for Hillary. Sorry Go Left TV

[corbettkroehler]

3. The HRC Group Banned Me For This Type Of Comment

When I pointed out the truth, the HRC group banned me.

Two quick questions:

1) If our oldest and strongest ally, the UK, can provide universal healthcare, why can't we? If our largest trading partner, Canada, can provide universal healthcare, why can't we?

2) If Sanders' plan for free tuition at public colleges and universities is unworkable, why did a prestigious study by the University of Massachusetts just certify that it would be a boon and why did the City of Detroit, MI just institute something similar?

[PatrynXX]

4. well this place suddenly is as dark and unwelcoming as some

tea party sites I've been too. I've hardly been here all day and people are still hating on each other (me including. ) hate has infected the site and I really gonna have to look elsewhere that bothers to have any proper dialogue

[SCantiGOP]

8. Look at the confrontational title

of the OP. Economists and the public have not agreed to any such thing. The in-your-face title was intended to stake out a position and begin an argument.

[spooky3]

13. The OP posts no evidence or link to a high quality study. The old Truman quip probably applies:

"Harry Truman had a famous quip about economists. He said:

Give me a one-handed economist! All my economists say, 'on one hand ... on the other.'"

http://www.businessinsider.com/yellen-two-handed-economist-joke-2014-8

And those that take a firm position often find themselves debated by others, e.g., Krugman vs. U of Chicago neoclassicists.

[spooky3]

9. do you believe that the current Congress, or one that will likely exist after the elections

will be willing to pass a whole SET of reforms that would be required for our system to more closely resemble those in the UK, Norway, Japan, Canada, or others with lower costs and better health outcomes?

A major problem in our system is that prices for pharmaceuticals, hospital stays, getting tests using some major medical equipment (e.g., MRI machines) are much higher than in other countries. Medicare is not permitted to negotiate many of these costs, and in the US price controls (other than private insurers' reimbursement rates for preferred provider orgs.) are rarely used.

These are just a few examples of answers to your question of "why can't we"?

Also, this post is in Video & Multimedia, and not in the HRC group or the BS group, both of which can restrict the types of posts to a greater extent than the V & M forum. So it is very likely that what you consider "truth" violated the group's rules on posting.

[CountAllVotes]

26. Welcome to The Club

Banned too. Why? I guess I didn't praise Her Highness is why.

[AdHocSolver]

5. Can you explain how investing in infrastructure and education are unworkable programs! n/t

[spooky3]

24. any program is unworkable if (a) it isn't passed by the Congress; (b) it has inadequate funding;

or (c) it is poorly planned and poorly designed.

[merrily]

2. As a friend said when she took me out to her favorite fried clam place,

"If you don't like this, you don't know what's good."

[dorkzilla]

10. Woodman's of Essex by chance? nt

[merrily]

15. No.

Between you and me, the way to mess up fried clams is to undercook them, so that the batter coating is pale and not crispy. After that, it's a matter of how good your sauces are.

But...look who I am telling! LOL! I have a noive.

What did you like about Woodman's clams? (I've never been.)

[dorkzilla]

19. Perfectly cooked, fresh clams

And their lobster isn't anything to sneeze at. I'm temperamentally adverse to crowds and long lines but by damn I will happily wait on that line, even though I nearly got hit by a car one year queuing up on that causeway.

[merrily]

23. Sneezng at lobster, even a soggy, boiled chicken lobster, violates at least

14 Boston ordinances. It's just not done here, midear.

[dorkzilla]

25. I'm sure I'd get along just fine in Boston

When I was.moving back from LA I nearly moved to Boston instead of NY. If you're in Boston you probably walk past my g-g-g-g-gets grandparent's grave often, and my dad and sister live in Western Mass.

Which reminds me, I think a trip up to Rockport is way overdue.

[merrily]

27. LA as in Los Angeles or Louisiana?

[dorkzilla]

28. Sorry, Los Angeles

I wouldn't last 5 minutes in Louisiana, I'm too loud and sarcastic.

[merrily]

29. I've never lived in a red state. Hope I never do. Red State DUers have my sympathy, esp.

those who support the Democratic Ssssocialisssst.

[dorkzilla]

30. Me neither

I won't even visit them anymore and give them one precious tourist dollar. I'd rather spend my money visiting Ssssssssocialisssst Europe.

[Thespian2]

6. Explaining reality...

to many voters doesn't change their inbred opinions one jot...Politicians are very happy to make up their own facts...


Bernie doesn't play politics...

[Uncle Joe]

7. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, GoLeft TV.

[Jopin Klobe]

11. Paying people a living wage ...

... so they'll have more money and spend more money to grow the economy ...

... it appears this democratic "Socialist" knows more about true Capitalism than ...

... all the CRAPitalists in this country ...

[spooky3]

12. why didn't you link to the study you mention rather than opinion-based site?

And how do you know that economists in general agree? Has there been a poll, weighted by some type of quality measure of the economists' work?

Anecdotally, certainly other economists that I have read do not agree with this assertion.

[merrily]

16. Some economists disagree with some others. Film at 11.

I have a hard time heeding any economist who failed to see 2008 coming anyway.

[spooky3]

18. why don't you direct this to the OP, who claims that not only do "economists agree", they

agree with Sanders? I just provided evidence that that is untrue and asked OP to provide evidence.

[merrily]

21. My reply replies to the post that said that economists disagree, not the OP. That's why.

[spooky3]

22. so you are agreeing with me? Then I apologize for viewing your post as sarcastic.

Sorry.

[charlyvi]

14. No.

This member of the public does not. I'm not alone. That's why he is losing.

[spooky3]

20. I would hazard a guess that you have a lot of company - and that is WITHOUT counting the R voters

who probably disagree in YUUUUGE numbers.

[AzDar]

17. Ayup.