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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
^^^^^ Wouldn't that tax only apply to income above $29,000?

Under the current progressive tax system, sure, but is this what Bernie is proposing? I assume nothing when it comes to him.

Well, either way, 52% tax on income over $29,000 is crushingly cruel. Is that really his proposal? With what his plans will cost, I imagine he'll eventually have to charge everyone at a minimum that level of tax.

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Originally posted by DaBigBR:

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
^^^^^ Wouldn't that tax only apply to income above $29,000?

Under the current progressive tax system, sure, but is this what Bernie is proposing? I assume nothing when it comes to him.

More likely, his ideal tax rate for below $29k would be 48%

If you make $32K, dont you get some deduction before the tax % is applied?

^^^^^^
$12,200 is the Standard Deduction for filing single, so yes. The TAXABLE income (or in old verbiage, AGI...Adjusted Gross Income) would be:

$15 x 2,080 = $31,200
$31,200 - $12,200 = $19,000 Taxable Income

I'm sure comrade Sanders would find a way to tax the shit outta that mere pittance. Just sayin'....

People always misunderstand the graduated tax scale. It’s math so Americans of course suck at it.

The breakdown of our educational system has severely hampered the average Americans ability to reason out a problem.

Sad but true. If 52% over 29k, that would kill people.

^^ It would kill the middle class, for certain.

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Originally posted by sigfreund:

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[V]ote for Bernie because he won't be able to do the crazy stuff he has promised ....

That was exactly what many Germans believed about Hitler before he took over. Change the name, and that statement could have been lifted directly from any number of histories about the Nazi rise to power.

As much as I am loathe to engage in much Hitler comparisons because it's just so overdone in general, one thing that occurred to me reading your post is how small, weak, and non threatening Hitler himself, by himself, ever was, and how that actually parallels Bernie near-perfectly, in that way, the perception of threat-level or the lack thereof, for I, too, would have likely disregarded and underestimated Hitler in his early days as being too unlikely to ever be a real threat, just some mouthy loon with kooky ideas.

Talk about underestimating ones enemy...

On another note, I LOVE how the DemocRATS are trying to throw Bolshevik Bernie under the Kremlin bus with hints of “possible collusion”. I seem to recall this asshole parroting everyone else that Trump colluded. Not so funny when the Cossack boot is on the other foot, eh comrade?

There is a certain irony in how the Democrats always run to Russian collusion, Russian interference, Russia Russia Russia, when socialism/communism is their goal.

Democratic Superdelegates Say They’re Willing to Prevent Sanders From Becoming the Nominee

https://tennesseestar.com/2020...ecoming-the-nominee/

Dozens of Democratic superdelegates say they’re willing to sacrifice party cohesion to prevent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders from becoming their party’s nominee at the Democratic National Convention in July.

The New York Times spoke with 93 superdelegates following Sanders’s victory in the Nevada caucuses on Feb. 22, the vast majority of which said they believe the Democratic Party is headed toward a contested convention. Of the superdelegates interviewed, 84 said Sanders does not deserve to become the party’s nominee based solely on having secured the most, but not over 50%, of the delegates during the primaries and caucuses.

“If 60% is not with Bernie Sanders, I think that says something, I really do,” Democratic Rep. Veronica Escobar of Texas told The Times.

Current forecasting models back up the superdelegates’ prediction of a contested convention — FiveThirtyEight’s model showed Thursday a 48% chance that no candidate comes out of the primaries and caucuses with a simple majority of delegates, despite Sanders’s current standing as the undisputed frontrunner with victories in New Hampshire and Nevada.

The FiveThirtyEight model showed Thursday that Sanders has a 37% of clinching the nomination before the convention and former Vice President Joe Biden in a distant third with 13% odds.

For a candidate to win the nomination before the convention in July, they’d have to win at least 1,991 of the 3,979 “pledged” delegates up for grabs during the primaries and caucuses.

The floodgates would open at the convention if no candidate breaches that threshold. All 3,979 “pledged” delegates would then be free to vote for anyone of their choosing, and the 771 superdelegates, comprised of elected Democrats and high-ranking members of the Democratic National Committee (DNC), would be able to cast votes for whomever they wish as well.

The candidates themselves also appear to be bracing for a contested convention as it appears increasingly likely that Sanders has the only realistic pathway to secure the nomination during the primaries and caucuses. Sanders was the only candidate during a Feb. 19 debate to say the person that enters the convention with the most, but not over 50%, of the “pledged” delegates should be the Democratic nominee.

Ways to stop Sanders from becoming the nominee has become a “dominant topic in many Democratic circles,” The Times reported. The DNC will brief House Democrats on Thursday about their role as superdelegates in a contested convention.

“Bernie seems to have declared war on the Democratic Party — and it’s caused panic in the House ranks,” New Jersey Democratic Rep. Josh Gottheimer, who endorsed former New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg on Feb. 20, told The Times.

Connecticut Democratic Rep. Jim Himes told The Times: “We’re way, way, way past the day where party leaders can determine an outcome here, but I think there’s a vibrant conversation about whether there is anything that can be done.”

New York State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs told The Times that in the event of a contested convention, superdelegates such as himself should nominate the candidate with the best chance of beating President Donald Trump in November, regardless of who won the most delegates in the primaries and caucuses.

“Bernie wants to redefine the rules and just say he just needs a plurality. I don’t think we buy that. I don’t think the mainstream of the Democratic Party buys that,” Jacobs said, adding:

“If he doesn’t have a majority, it stands to reason that he may not become the nominee.”

I have a hard time believing a guat like Bernie could be the nominee.

Only thinking of themselves, not the country...

https://www.commondreams.org/n...-and-california-view

Apparently, that Marxist shitheel will be having rally today in Salt Lake City.

Kind of strange that Klobuchar just today also had a rally in Salt Lake City, and then she up and quits? Obviously the dem establishment got to her. And now she's on her way to Texas to stand next to Biden. It's so obvious what's going on here.

last night Klobuchar tried to hold a rally in her home state.

BLM took over the stage and the rally was canceled.

https://www.powerlineblog.com/...es-for-klobuchar.php

“Protesters” of the BLM variety shut down Amy Klobuchar’s planned rally in St. Louis Park last night. The Star Tribune has posted Torey Van Oot’s antiseptic Star Tribune story here. This is a bloody outrage, abetted by the Klobuchar campaign’s surrender to the protesters. St. Louis Park police were on the scene but took no action.

Klobuchar just dropped out...

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Originally posted by PASig:
Klobuchar just dropped out...

Endorsing Joe at his next rally.

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Democratic Superdelegates Say They’re Willing to Prevent Sanders From Becoming the Nominee

Having to work for a living is NOT going to sit well with Sander's supporters.

With all the recent support behind Biden, the cards are stacking against Bernie. It sounds like ‘sleepy Joe’ is short on $$ too.

He just mentioned more gun control with his Beto endorsement.

I hope Bernie has a good day today.