Bernie Sanders Hints At What A Sanders Administration Cabinet Could Look Like

[Playinghardball]

Democratic presidential candidate and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders (I) offered a first glimpse on Sunday of some of the people he might consider for his cabinet in a potential Sanders administration, and a few that he certainly won't.

"My cabinet would not be dominated by representatives of Wall Street," Sanders said on CNN's "State of the Union." "I think Wall Street's played a horrendous role in recent years, in negatively impacting our economy and in making the rich richer. There are a lot of great public servants out there, great economists who for years have been standing up for the middle class and the working families of this country."

Prompted by host Jake Tapper, Sanders went on to praise Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist and Nobel Prize-winning economist. Krugman is a vocal opponent of tax cuts for the rich, and he has warned readers for years about the dangers of income inequality. "Krugman does a great job," Sanders said.

Also doing a great job, Sanders said, is Columbia University economics professor and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz, whose recent work has focused on the perils of radical free markets, such as those espoused by some in the libertarian wing of the GOP.

Sanders also singled out Robert Reich, the former labor secretary under President Bill Clinton, now a professor at the University of California at Berkeley: "I think [he] is doing a fantastic job." Reich has long been an influential backer of labor unions, which have come under attack from Republican governors in recent years.

More here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/07/05/bernie-sanders-cabinet_n_7730208.html

[daleanime]

1. K&R.....

[appalachiablue]

2. CNN's 'State of the Union' repeats today 12 PM ET, almost noon- to see Bernie's comments to

host Jake Tapper.

Thank you for this OP, very good on issues ad points Bernie is addressing.

[appalachiablue]

29. Up now in GD-P: CNN Sanders reply to Tapper's question on income inequality and taxes today

[stillwaiting]

3. Serious consideration should be given to which Cabinet officials would be appointed by each of our

candidates.

I believe I would strongly approve of a Sanders Cabinet. I truly do believe that he won't stack his Cabinet with Wall Street lackeys. Contemplating a Sanders Administration gives me anticipatory goosebumps.

Go Bernie!

[roguevalley]

17. dream team time. :D:D:D

[Betty Karlson]

23. Yes! We will be voting for the team, not just the team leader! n/t

[rock]

4. Reich and Krugman are top picks

I am not familiar with Joseph Stiglitz.

[OnyxCollie]

6. Joseph Stiglitz: Income Inequality and American Democracy

&feature=youtu.be

[rock]

13. Thanks

I am absorbing it now.

[rock]

15. "Supply side economics. We experts thought they were bonkers."

I didn't know anything about economics and I thought, at best, they were bonkers.

[appalachiablue]

7. Nobel Prize economist Stiglitz is brilliant and well regarded.

-OP, Joseph Stiglitz on Inequality (June 2015)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017275029


-Recent Video interview of Stiglitz by Lynn Parramore on Income Inequality (18 mins.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=13&v=2NsTeeb-87w

[rock]

14. Thanks

I'll peruse it shortly.

[Grins]

43. Get the book, "Shock Doctrine"

If you have not read it, you should have.

There's a big section in there about Stiglitz and he came out standing tall against the IMF and World Bank. He was my hope for Treasury Sec., but Obama gave it to Geithner, and we all know how that turned out.

(Have plenty of "adult beverages" at the ready if you get the book. Just sayin'....)

[rock]

44. Thx

[Duval]

5. Sounds good to me! Now,

if only our media will allow Bernie to get his message out to the People.

[appalachiablue]

10. That's the Truth! So many are unaware how our media- most TV, radio, newspapers & magazines-

has been consolidated into 6 giant corporate conglomerates, like monopolies, since the 1996 Telecom Act lifted ownership rules on media essentially deregulating it, like the banks with GS in 1999, and Reagan ignoring the 1930s Fairness Doctrine and the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. The majority of US media is basically privatized now and needs breaking up and major reform.
The Big Six corporate owners include Comcast (NBC, MSNBC), Disney (ABC), Viacom (CBS), News Corp (Fox) and a couple others.

GOP TV/Fox and Hate Media have done enormous damage to the news industry in the last 20 years. Thank heaven for the independent, alternative news options we have like the Free Speech TV Channel, progressive radio and many resources on the internet, along with the rise of social media which is able to get out the truth and reach millions of people!

[democrank]

24. Getting out the truth

might not be as difficult as some think. We must refuse to allow the Corporate Wing of our party to commandeer all air time for the purpose of drowning out and rigidly controlling the Left`s message of social and economic justice. I`m done listening to the likes of Lanny Davis or Harold Ford....to name a few. Unlike Bernie Sanders, they don`t dare tell the truth. It might interfere with a cocktail party invite or access to seats at the Morning Joe Insiders table.

[Fritz Walter]

11. It's up to us -- thee and me -- to get his message out

The corporate media whores have already written their scripts, and those scripts call for continued marginalization of Bernie.

The repukes have been building massive war chests, and guess where most of that money will be spent (aside from travel expenses and K-Street consultants)? TV, Radio, print and even internet advertising. And who owns those media? Big business who have a strong vested interest in maintaining the status quo. It's quite the symbiotic relationship.

That's why we need to become part of the political revolution. Where we can do the most good is through social media. Facebook, Twitter and other channels. And good, old-fashioned one-to-one campaigning.

[peacebird]

16. Exactly!

[L0oniX]

8. K & R

[BrotherIvan]

9. This shows that Sanders means to do what he says

And that's all we can ask. No surprise rightward shift.

[sabrina 1]

12. No more foxes in the hen house. That is another reason why I am supporting Sanders.

He will do what we thought would be done in 2009, clear out the left over Bush crooks who are still in powerful positions in this admins cabinet.

First in line to go hopefully will be Clapper old Bush loyalist, overseeing the destruction of our Constitution, and lying to Congress with no consequences.

But he will need millions of Americans on board to help him AND a real Progressive Congress so we should not ignore the Congressional Races.

[Enthusiast]

19. Nothing good ever comes of foxes in the hen house.

Why would anyone ever believe this is a good idea, especially after the economic meltdown in 2008.

[sgtbenobo]

38. When I think of how I think of Bill and Hillary...

....this is what comes to mind.

Good night, and good luck.

[jwirr]

18. I have wanted those three men in the key positions on the economy for years. This would sway

me to vote for Bernie if nothing else did.



BTW if you have Netflix watch "Inequality for All" by Robert Reich. It is great.

[appalachiablue]

26. Economists like these should have been in administrations for 20 years. Look at the wreckage from

using bankers from Wall Street in Treasury and other positions. Christina Romer was a good academic economist early on in Obama's team. But she wanted much more money for the stimulus to help the people which of course went nowhere. Maybe that's why she departed. (Robt. Reich's film is on my list, thanks. 'Inside Job' I think, the one Matt Damon narrates is excellent too).

For whatever reasons, women in high positions in public policy for economics and finance seem to be a lot more even and equitable (and less corruptible) like Sheila Bair (FDIC Chair), Eliz. Warren with her consumer finance protection agency and back to regulator and lawyer Brooksley Born who saw the high risk dangers of derivatives and synthetic financial products by 1998-99 but was shot down by Greenspan, Summers, Rubin et al.

[stuffmatters]

32. Once elected Obama dumped Stiglitz, Krugman, Reich for Geithner, Summers, Rubin, Rahm

Imagine how different "the recovery" would have been if Obama had gone with the non Wall Street side of his economic campaign team once he got into office.

I think Robert Reich also would make a great VP for Bernie. He'd even be an awesome campaigner. Reich could
draw his wonderful pix explanations of Reality(!) for the deliberately dumbed down Fox News staff and audience.

[appalachiablue]

33. Yes how very much better this country would have recovered if Obama hadn't used the team

involved in wrecking the economy. But he came in with $ from WS, initially introduced to them I read by Penny Pritzker of Chicago, Hyatt Hotels and Superior Bank of Chicago that ran into serious sub prime loan problems. She was made Sec. of Commerce last year.

Wall Street is so entrenched in US govt. agencies it will be difficult but not impossible to root them out and bring in outstanding economists like Reich, Stiglitz and Prof. Richard Wolff. New blood, new ideas, programs and systems are critical. Bernie is the candidate to affect that kind of change with massive support from us.

~ And as Bernie says, Don't Underestimate Him! ~

Feel the Bern!

[Enthusiast]

20. Kicked and recommended a whole bunch!

[Spitfire of ATJ]

21. FOX "News" is going to show "Reich" with a swastika.

[JDPriestly]

22. K&R.

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Very promising. All of these men love their fellow men, and that is what is missing when presidents appoint a bunch of Wall Street honchos.

You see. The reason that so many of us are angry at rich people isn't because they have more money than we do. It is not how much money they have, but how they got that money.

Too many of the very richest get their money by
- selling products that ruin the environment,

by business practices
- that impoverish others,
- that take basic necessities like water out of the control of ordinary people just to take a little more from ordinary people,
- that deprive employees of reasonable job security and healthcare and vacation and family leave time,
- that produce inferior products to be sold at high prices,
- that jack up the stock market while the rest of the economy is failing,
- that organize trade and commercial groups to influence public opinion and election outcomes, groups like ALEC and the national Chamber of Commerce and many other groups while fighting against employee organizations like unions,
- that pump and dump stock deals to fool people into buying worthless stocks as in the derivatives fiasco,
- that attempt to weaken consumer and employee protection agencies in our federal, state and local governments, etc., etc.

And on top of all of that, they don't raise wages when productivity rises

It's not having money that is so detested. It's the way the money is acquired. The unethical practices that fool and demean ordinary Americans, the job outsourcing and exportation. The excessive importation of consumer goods.

The economy and the lives of Americans are out of balance because of the greedy excesses of a relatively small number of people.

Not all businesses operate in these ways. We saw some horrible, unethical practices come to light in the aftermath of the Bush 2008 crash. But the steps taken to report on the horrible, mean practices and to deal with them were too weak. It's just a matter of time until we are all paying for these excesses. Companies that operate ethically and with real social responsibility should not have to compete against unethical companies.

The system is rigged for the very rich sums it up. And the rigging is being done by the very rich and their minions, their agents, their well dressed, well spoken thugs.

[Dustlawyer]

39. +1!!! I would add to the list that these wealthy corporations used the politicians they owned to

influence government contracts to steal our tax dollars.

[totodeinhere]

25. Yes, put all three of them in the cabinet. And shut out Wall Street shills.

That's exactly what we need.

[99th_Monkey]

27. How about Richard Wolff for Sec. of Commerce?

[appalachiablue]

31. +1 That's one of the best suggestions I've heard today!

[polichick]

28. This is the kind of thing that separates true liberals from con people.

[Indepatriot]

30. WOW! I generally avoid Huffpo, but I just dropped in on the comments for this article...

The Bern is ON FIRE! I should add that I noticed that many, if not most of the pro Sanders posts were by women! Mrs. Clinton's team are not going to be sleeping well anytime soon.

[zentrum]

34. Like me!

I'm a woman for Bernie and so are all the women in my family. His policies and authenticity make him a GREAT feminist.

None of us would ever vote for a woman just because she's a woman. The anatomy is not the policy.

[Indepatriot]

35. My wife is a teacher, we recently went to a party with her co-workers and I was surprised to find

that virtually every woman in the place LOVES Sanders. Even my wife, who loathes politics...

[zentrum]

36. Great to hear.

[blackspade]

37. K&R!

[lonestarnot]

40. Joseph Stiglitz! Riech!

[davidpdx]

41. Krugman and Reich would be great choices

Put Reich back as Labor Secretary so he can undo all the crap that has been done since he left and Krugman as Secretary of the Treasury. I don't know much about Stiglitz, but have heard good things about him. Put Stiglitz in as Secretary of Commerce. Keep HHS, HUD, and AG the same. After that he'd only have about eight to fill (granted some of those are big: SOS, SOD, and DHS).

[d_legendary1]

42. Alright! Real economist in the cabinet!

What's not to like?