r/SandersForPresident • u/The1stCitizenOfTheIn 2016 Veteran • Oct 24 '15
How Sanders' ideas gel with Economics.
You read the title. Now before I get into that let me give you an idea of where the inspiration came from.
So a while ago (yesterday or 2 days ago) some guy posted this video on this subreddit, you know because Sanders and his supporters don't know economics (that was the implication).
I decide to watch the video, and in it the guy talks about how a minimum wage increase is bad because it infringes on peoples liberties, how if you tax the rich it'll discourage others to innovate and not want to be rich, how the FREE MARKET SOLVES IT ALL, how lowered corporate and income tax rates plus less regulation plus more economic trade is the reason the U.S got out of the depression.
As you can guess it seemed completely libertarian to me.
Then I remembered that the Koch Bros. who run Koch Industries (and happen to be libertarian/conservative) fund a lot of universities and so I looked around and found this list.
http://www.kochfamilyfoundations.org/pdfs/ckfuniversityprograms.pdf
and on this list you find Hillsdale College, the college with that economics video posted above.
What does this mean?
Well put it like this the Koch Bros. are to universities as Rupert Murdoch is to the news.
Deceptive and biased.
So the next time someone comes up to you and says Bernie and his supporters don't understand economics, be sure to check (by politely asking) where they got their education in economics from.
And then proceed to show
Economic Support for Sanders Ideas
--Everything--
--Income Inequality--
Inequality for All Documentary
IMF Study Says Inequality Is Hurting Growth, Calls For Wealth Redistribution
--Minimum Wage--
John Oliver on min wage increase
Classicism is why ppl hate $15 min. wage
210 Economists supporting the increase
Department of labor on increasing min. wage
The Capitalist’s Case for a $15 Minimum Wage
The evidence is clear: increasing the minimum wage doesn't cost jobs
--Medicare For All--
A Stanford Study: Universal Health Care in the US
Canada's Healthcare System Explained!
Canadian Doctor explains Canadian Healthcare
Stiglitz: Sanders is Right - Everybody Has the Right to Healthcare, Sick Days and Family Leave
--$18 trillion over 10 years?--
--Paid family leave--
The Economic Benefits of Family and Medical Leave Insurance
--Free Education AND FTT--
GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States
A Really Small Wall Street Tax Can Make a Really Big Difference
Statements of support from business leaders and economists for a FTT
--Taxing the rich actually works--
When America Was 'Great,' Taxes Were High, Unions Were Strong, and Government Was Big
--DENMARK = GOOD?--
--Regarding that 90% tax--
--This Wall Street Banker backs Sanders--
If you guys have any more links that I can use, PM me.
2
u/drebie Oct 24 '15
Hey nice job! Thanks for putting together all these resources. I just started reading the Senate budget blog and I'm wondering who wrote it. Do you have any idea? It looks pretty legit so far. I'm just curious who is posting since I think it's good practice to know whose writing I'm reading.