William L. Anderson

As the political campaign of Hillary Clinton continues to run aground, Democrats are flocking to the campaign of Bernie Sanders, the self-described "socialist" US senator from Vermont, who has been a fixture in that state for more than three decades. Not unlike the presidential campaign of Ron Paul, Sanders is drawing large, enthusiastic crowds who are very receptive to his message of increased state control of the US economy.

Obviously, when a person running a campaign based upon socialist principles is drawing attention and big crowds, we might ask just what does Sanders mean by "socialist," and what would he do if he were elected president of the United States? To better answer that question, I am taking a closer look at what we would call the "economics" of Bernie Sanders.

What Do We Mean by "Socialism"?

Before looking at Sanders's platform, however, I believe it is important to note that when socialists speak of "victories" in the economy, they are not talking about actual results, but rather political achievements in the forms of laws being passed that mandate certain policies. Whether or not these policies actually achieve what socialists claim will be accomplished is another story altogether, but results are irrelevant to socialists.

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"results are irrelevant to socialists", is so true. Just look at the government programs in place now and you'll see that the author is correct.

The article is pretty good, and gives us a glimpse of just how screwed up this country has become.

QuoteA look at the Sanders website spells out his brand of "socialism" that he says is based upon what Nordic countries like Sweden, Denmark, and Norway have done, levying high taxes with governments using that funding for social programs like medical care and other public welfare initiatives.

Yup that really worked out well didn't it. 

Sweden    56.90%
Australia    45.00
Brazil    27.50
China    45.00
France    50.30
Germany    47.50
Italy      47.90
Japan    50.84
Mexico    30.00
Netherlands    52.00
Russia    13.00
Spain    52.00
Switzerland    40.00
United Kingdom    45.00

Tax rates are all over the place!  Redistributionists like to compare the so-called free government services between these countries and us, yet leave tax penalties out of the conversation.

The real "collective state" Russia, just "collects"...

Reminds me of what came out about B.S./B.O. in 2008, before the election.

Someone pointed out to him that his economic policies would cause everyone to be poorer.

He replied that he's just fine with that, as long as the distribution is more equal.

And now we see plainly that BOTH happened -
everyone IS poorer - EXCEPT his cronies on Wall Street!

Quote from: je_freedom on September 07, 2015, 01:05:50 PM
Reminds me of what came out about B.S./B.O. in 2008, before the election.

Someone pointed out to him that his economic policies would cause everyone to be poorer.

He replied that he's just fine with that, as long as the distribution is more equal.

And now we see plainly that BOTH happened -
everyone IS poorer - EXCEPT his cronies on Wall Street!

He brought change with no hope. Typical Marxist lying scum.