Who to Vote For?
People call Bernie Sanders a socialist, and they usually spit it out as if expelling a demon. First, Bernie is known as a democratic socialist, not a socialist. Doesn’t sound like much difference, but there’s a big difference. Business Insider has a good explanation of it [here]. And you can view Sanders explanation of it here.
Now let’s look at a few facts:
We’ve only had one president who could possibly be called a democratic socialist — Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was technically a democrat, but many of his policies leaned toward democratic socialism. And that’s what he used to bring the country through two of its biggest crises: the Great Depression and WWII. He did so by implementing policies that were considered socialist at the time.
• The federal government in 1935 guaranteed unions the right to organize and bargain collectively.
• the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 established a mechanism for putting a floor under wages and a ceiling on hours that continues to this day.
• It provided, in 1935, financial aid to the aged, infirm, and unemployed when they could no longer provide for themselves.
• Beginning in 1933, it helped rural and agricultural America with price supports and development programs when these sectors could barely survive.
• In 1935, FDR started Social Security.
• FDR started the Public Works Project, which not only built an extensive infrastructure of roads, buildings, dams, bridges and more, it put tens of thousands of people to work.
In fact, FDR’s policies were so liked the people elected him to an unprecedented four terms.
One of the reasons you hear so much propaganda about *socialism* is because Bernie Sander’s policies, much like FDR’s policies, favor taxing the rich instead of letting them have the free ride they’ve had for decades.
The super wealthy are terrified of someone like Sanders because they know they’ll have to pay more money in taxes. They don’t care about ordinary people paying more than they should for healthcare (or anything else).
As far as Bernie’s much-talked-about healthcare plan, let’s take a look:
According to damn near every reputable study out there, the US ranks miserably low on the list of best healthcare. World Population Review, which has a media bias rating of ‘least biased,’ ranks the [US 37th], despite spending twice as much per person as other countries.
Think about that! The richest country in the world ranking 37th in healthcare.
Don’t let others determine who you’ll vote for. If you have done good research and are confident of your sources, then great, make a decision and vote for whichever candidate suits you. But make sure you do the research; don’t just listen to what someone says.