@seawulf575 Have you ever used a public library? Used the internet (obviously yes)? Attended public school? Hired someone educated by the public school system? Used 911? Driven on a road other than a private driveway? Used the court system? Used national weather data? Called the fire department? Benefitted from medicine that’s been verified as safe and effective through the FDA? Taken a medication that was developed by public university research? Drank water from a public water source? enjoyed a national park? flown in the skies safely from national air traffic control and engineering/maintenance standards set forth by the FAA? Used Medicare or Social Security? Benefitted from the peace of mind of your money being insured by the FDIC? Felt secure in any stock/bond purchases due to the regulations of the SEC? Benefitted from having safe food standards at restaurants and in the grocery store?
Lie to yourself all you want, but all of us benefit from “Socialism.” The USA is a MIXED economy. As we’ve slashed New Deal policies under the lie of “small government” and “trickle-down” economics, our middle class has eroded, and the 0.01% have reaped most of the benefits. We’re on the brink of a depression and it’s going to be amplified by decades of neoliberal and neoconservative policy.
As much as you want to demonize Sanders, let’s put things in perspective: his tax policy proposal has only 2% more than Regan’s top marginal rate AFTER his first rate cut. Nixon created the EPA, and under Eisenhower the top marginal rate was 90% (both Republicans). The modern superpower of the USA was built on progressive taxation and investment in the people. Tax cuts and slashing social programs may lead to a short term bump, but it’s like a company buying back its own stock to jack up the share price at the expense of investing in R&D. The benefits are short lived and the long-term consequences are crippling.
But to bring this back to Biden, he has been a major player in pushing the Democratic Party to the right. Just watch: Trump will run to his LEFT (just like he did to Hillary)—and he’ll win. Biden is a senile version of Hillary with a worse voting record, a history of corruption and now a credible accusation of sexual assault. Biden is WAY behind Hillary’s enthusiasm polls at the same point in the race. Trump also has the advantage of being an incumbent. Centrist Democrats are going to blame Sanders again instead of realizing that they’ve once again pushed aside the one Democrat who can kick Trump’s ass.
Maybe we’ll get lucky and Biden will stroke out of the race or come down with COVID-19. As much as I hate to wish harm on others, I think him being forced out of the race would be the best thing for the country (and the planet), since he doesn’t have enough integrity to otherwise drop out.