Bernie wants to spend 18 trillion dollars to fix our broken economy. Add this to our current debt of 18 trillion. Which is about 18 trillion too much. Bernie has no concept of the idea that in order to spend 18 trillion, you should first have 18 trillion. Not already owe 18 trillion. This 36 some trillion doesn’t bother Bernie like it bothers others. What does bother Bernie is a successful business. He has a plan for his mortal enemy Wal Mart. Under Bernies selective austerity, Wal Marts foot print would be a bit larger than a 7 11. Bernie feels that consumers do not need to choose from 5 or 6 versions of a product. Bernie thinks he knows best what one product fits all. Ask anyone who survived the Soviet Block how well that works. He also hates banks for holding on to the outdated notion than money must be paid back and should not be given to irresponsible parties.
Back to the trillions. With the miracle of Bernienomics the solution is higher taxes on the rich. No one disputes that any one richer than yourself should and must pay higher taxes. History shows us that taxing a business into oblivion causes one of two things to happen. Either the business moves to a healthier business climate or it dies. Bernie does not understand that in order for a business to succeed it must make money. While this is evil in Bernies eyes, it is simple economics. If it costs you five dollars to make a dollar you won’t last. Not even governments can exist for any length of time with a negative cash flow. So, taxing at Berniesque levels quickly leads to no funds collected as there is no more business to tax. Unemployed workers don’t contribute much to taxes either.
Bernienomics wants everyone on medicare. It’s quite a chunk of the trillions needed. Free crappy insurance for everybody. Except it is anything but free. Failed Obamacare becomes Berniecare. Yipee.
Then there is education. Everybody goes to university for free with Bernie. Which isn’t that bad of an idea. Except let’s not forget that Bernieville is nearly devoid of commerce and successful business. Remember taxed into oblivion? America will be the highest educated group of unemployed people on earth. For it is commerce and business that hires people. We can’t all work for the government. Or can we?
Bernie says we collectively have to suffer some and give up some in order to be happier. I’m not making this up. Bernie and I might have a difference of opinion as to the meaning of happy.
Margaret Thatcher says that the problem with Socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money. She is right. In America’s case we ran out awhile back. Big government is the enemy of this country. Bernies vision requires limitless piles of other peoples money. Anyone with a brain knows this doesnt exist. We need to scale back runaway huge government. Bernies plan is bad for all, all the time. Smaller government Bernie, is how we get happier and better off. Without your required suffering.
If socialism is so great why doesn’t anyone do it with their own money?
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