What do you think about Bernie Sanders?

I think his policies are fundamentally flawed. I also think he’s an egotist who, based off his campaign, will staff his whitehouse with brain dead sycophants. Like Trump, he whips up his supporters with extremism (the rich and moderates are the enemy; they are evil and out to get you) and a-oks his supporters bad behavior (one of them recently broke into a private residence because he’s been brainwashed to think scary, dangerous things happen in private fundraisers).

Reasons I won’t be voting for him:

He’s going to ban fracking and ban the use of natural gas. My house uses natural gas. I cannot afford to retrofit my house to electric and the grid here is bad. I can only imagine the power outages and the days without power in the winter. It’s inhumane.

His free college plan only covers 67% of the price of college, leaving the rest to the states. At the same time, he’s out criticizing other candidates for “using Republican talking points” in not making their plans universal. His plan isn’t even free! For anyone.

His Wall Street transaction tax will drain my 401K. I’m middle class. I saved money under a specific social contract— that this money would be there for MY retirement. It’s not a kitty for the government to raid because he wants millennial votes.

My husband works for a corporation that his supporters believe is evil and genocidal. I would worry about his personal safety if these people get power.

I believe MFA would lead to mass retirements of doctors, nurses and support staff as well as the closing of many rural hospitals. Health care will be free, but people will still die because of lack of care.

He keeps hinting at nationalizing industries. Health insurance for sure, now apparently broadband services. I think nationalization leads to inferior service.

I don’t trust him. I think if he gets into office, he’s going to let lose with all the nutty ideas he’s been writing about for years. The age of consent will probably be 12 (he wrote a lot of crap about the importance of young girls giving love to their boyfriends), he will take over several industries, he will wage war over private citizens he does not like, and he has hinted in the past at the idea of state media.

So tired of hearing about how “this is just what Europe has!!!” I lived in Europe. This is not the same.

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