I'd choose Sanders over Clinton. It would be amazing if there were TWO contested conventions, and we ended up with Sanders and Kasich in the election. I'd vote for either of them.
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Are Venezuela or Cuba good examples of why Bernie Sanders would not be good for America?
Link: https://www.quora.com/Are-Venezuela-or-Cuba-good-examples-of-why-Bernie-Sanders-would-not-be-good-for-America
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A friend of mine pointed out that because of their socialism, the people are not happy, and just recently, with a 74% voter turnout, elected a different leader who will go the opposite direction with the country. Is this true? Can this be compared to America and Bernie Sanders?
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A mixed economy, often confusingly called democratic socialism, can be well implemented or poorly implemented. Venezuela is among the worst implementations. A move toward capital "S" socialism going back to 1998 illustrates the corruption and lust for power inherent in the Marxian economic model. See Greece for another example.
This is not unlike the corruption and greed that is attracted by unregulated or poorly regulated capitalism. The United States illustrates a poorly implemented mixed economy in which the votes of elected representatives a routinely exchanged for campaign contributions and other favors. The impact on the economy is seen in the form of a shrinking middle class, rampant corporate welfare, and increased reliance on consumers in other countries. The latter drives trade agreements that favor corporate profits at the expense of worker compensation on both sides of the deal.
Venezuela has virtually nothing in common with the strong mixed economies that Bernie Sanders points to a good models. Those being the Nordic countries and The Netherlands, among others. In those countries you see well regulated capitalism mixed with transparency in government, where social programs, policies and projects are managed. The latter are paid for by taxes generated by a strong economy, driven by high wages which results in a population with disposable income available to spend on wants rather than necessities. This is not to say there is zero greed in the private sector or zero corruption in the public sector. Those factors exist, but they are rare compared to places like Venezuela and the United States.
Bernie Sanders is proposing a move toward well regulated capitalism and transparent government. That's just what America needs to get it back on track as a well implemented mixed economy. Learn more and take appropriate action. Where does Bernie Sanders stand on the issues?
For one thing, that brand of socialism in Venezuela is quite a bit different than the Democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders. In Venezuela, things seem to be much more dictatorial and lopsided. I found it interesting article that does a lot to explain the brand of socialism that Senator Bernie Sanders prescribes to. Here is the link:
Bernie Sanders' Brand of Socialism -- More Karl Marx or FDR? - TheStreet
https://www.thestreet.com/story/13326547/1/bernie-sanders-brand-of-socialism-more-karl-marx-or-fdr.html
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Also, you have to consider that Venezuela, despite the fact that they have a large amount of oil, the average person in Venezuela is much more poverty-stricken than the United States. Comparing the Democratic socialism of Bernie Sanders to the socialism in Venezuela is like comparing apples to oranges. Conditions in Venezuela are much different than the United States. Here is another article I found that explains what is going on in Venezuela.
Socialism Crumbles In Venezuela, But Democrats Think It’s a Great Idea | Power Line
However, if conditions in the United States keeps degenerating the way they currently are, I am rather fearful that in 5 to 10 years, conditions here in the United States could be just as bad as they are in Venezuela. As far as I'm concerned, electing Senator Bernie Sanders as president will go a long way in making things better in this country.
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Carlos Matias La Borde, Half Venezuelan
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Venezuela is a good example of why a dictatorship and stupid leaders with too much power doing dumb stuff doesn't work. It has nothing to do with socialism. Chavez played around with Venezuela like it was Candy Land.
He was always doing random, stupid nonsense. Like "our currency sucks, so I'm making a new one, instead of the bolivar, it's called the strong bolivar, and it's worth 4 to a dollar". Then when that started to decline like crazy, he was like "it's illegal to accept less than 4 bolivars to their dollar equivalent". Because he doesn't get economics.
So then overnight, the black market scalps every single plane ticket and starts selling them on the down low, marked way up. So it was actually impossible to leave the country without going through the black market.
The insane "socialist" government that his administration ran was complete rubbish. The government just seized all sorts of buildings arbitrarily to house the homeless or poor, rather than coming up with a sustainable way to improve the economy, create more jobs or build state housing.
When I was there some years ago, next door to my uncle's house some people were building a large mall. The government just grabbed it a few years later, still in the middle of construction and passed it off to the homeless. This kind of thing ensured that they got voters, and destroyed the economy and the "free" market.
Some cousins had invested in a few Venezuelan companies, out of the blue, they get seized, all of the stock holders get nothing.Then people wonder why no one invests there, and why the economy is rubbish. It did stuff like this over and over and over again. People invest and start a business, government steals it. Eventually people stopped investing and the economy tanked even harder.The government was a freaking joke. And they had so much oil that we could fill up a tank for 50 cents, and the subway cost 2.5 cents. Literally.
That's not an example of socialism. It's an example of an incredibly unstable government with far too much power ruled by the equivalent of a toddler jacked up on Adderall. Thank God the opposition finally took the Senate at least...
It has absolutely nothing to do with Bernie Sanders.
