American Thinker: From the beginning of this year, I have been watching Democrat nominees’ speeches in campaign announcements and primary states. They all have a common denominator: “free stuff” policies.
If you want to really understand the consequences of these nominees’ promises, just study what “free stuff” policies have done to Iran and Venezuela, two of the wealthiest nations on Earth. Every small detail of Democrats’ policies can be traced to Ahmadinejad’s and Chávez’s economic and social policies: bank accounts for newborn babies, free subsidies and paychecks for taxpayers, free health care, millions of free apartments for the poor, free college, money distribution based on letters to the presidents, and universal basic income.
There are differences: Iranian and Venezuelan officials did not promote open borders because nobody is interested in immigrating to Iran or Venezuela. They did not promote a Green New Deal because most of their constituents are so hungry and homeless (living in public slums) that the environment is not on their priority list. Carbon footprints are the concern of urban and suburban populations in the West. No one in Iran or Venezuela talked about taxing the rich, or about 70 percent taxes, because their political castes are the rich. more here
Ahneedahandjob?!
Isn’t he working a salt mine in Outer Slabovia these days? 😳
Gillibrand wants to add a 3rd gender to gov’t. How does that square with nondiscrimination laws? Heteros are now 2nd class citizens.
@ Bob,
I think it is Asscrackastan….
“Speaking the truth in times of universal deceit is a revolutionary act.” Geo. Orwell
How do you craft a political campaign to go up against Santa Claus?
The 2020 D candidate will be identical to any other D candidate: Santa Claus in a skirt/suit. Gonna be hard to beat because there are more and more unemployable people (think Sandy O-C) being turned out by ‘higher education’ each year thinking they are owed something.
‘Free stuff’ claims never hold up in debate, only in the vacuum the media has given them.
Instead of promising “free stuff” they should just promise to make someone else pay for your stuff so you don’t have to.
It would be more honest.
Not that I expect Democrats and Leftists to be honest, that usually doesn’t work out well for them.
Crackerbaby & Bob M – Yer both wrong. He’s in Turdistan.