Elections 2020 Democratic Primary Thread v5: Primary Season Begins

[Joe]

Interesting poll number. These are the kinds of places trump cant afford to lose or even come close to losing

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

 

[Phisher]

Chicago PD's Facebook page is mocking Bernie for getting arrested during a civil rights protest.

Real classy.

 

[LuchaBear]

 

[Sausage_Carius]

Chicago PD's Facebook page is mocking Bernie for getting arrested during a civil rights protest.

Real classy.

Police as well as Social Services were created as asset protection for the wealthy and over the past 40 years the wealthy have increasingly refused to pay the bill. Even the cops aren't immune to this anymore.

 

[Deadwing88]

Interesting poll number. These are the kinds of places trump cant afford to lose or even come close to losing

He's not far off his number from 2016, (48% to 44%).. especially in a poll with a margin of error of nearly 5%.

But, yep, interesting nonetheless..

 

[Raptac]

So I hadn't seen this before and thought it was relevant.

World's richest billionaires saw their wealth soar by 25% in 2019

It's boom time for billionaires: 2019 saw the net worth of the world's richest 500 people soar by 25 per cent.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index says the collective net worth of the world's 500 wealthiest individuals totals $5.9 trillion, up $1.2 trillion in just 12 months.

American billionaires alone added $500bn to their wealth, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg adding $27.3bn and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates adding $22.7bn.
https://www.independent.co.uk/world...zuckerberg-bill-gates-bloomberg-a9262806.html

Am I the only one who finds this absolutely disgusting? 500 people owning almost 6 trillion dollars? Increasing their wealth by 1 trillion dollars in a single year? This is absurd.

People prefer spending their disposable income on bs rather then investing it.

Is it the billionaires fault people are fucking stupid with their money

 

[Nameless Ghoul]

Yes, this 100% real. <Lmaoo>

 

[Trotsky]

 

[COTUR1@43]

So I hadn't seen this before and thought it was relevant.

World's richest billionaires saw their wealth soar by 25% in 2019

It's boom time for billionaires: 2019 saw the net worth of the world's richest 500 people soar by 25 per cent.

The Bloomberg Billionaires Index says the collective net worth of the world's 500 wealthiest individuals totals $5.9 trillion, up $1.2 trillion in just 12 months.

American billionaires alone added $500bn to their wealth, with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg adding $27.3bn and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates adding $22.7bn.
https://www.independent.co.uk/world...zuckerberg-bill-gates-bloomberg-a9262806.html

Am I the only one who finds this absolutely disgusting? 500 people owning almost 6 trillion dollars? Increasing their wealth by 1 trillion dollars in a single year? This is absurd.

You do understand how the stock market works... correct?

 

[xcvbn]

Who’s dropping out after SC?

Probably no one after SC

Steyer and Klob after Super Tuesday, maybe Warren

 

[PEB]

 

[LuchaBear]

People prefer spending their disposable income on bs rather then investing it.

Is it the billionaires fault people are fucking stupid with their money

Today's young adults were told that to have a decent life they *must* go to college. So they did what they thought was the right thing: At 18, they went to school & signed loans for tens of thousands of dollars that guidance counselors said would be easy to pay down later. (2/15)

Remember, the cost of college is way higher than the old days. The average 4-year price-tag (including for public schools) is well over 100k. Tuition is rising 8x faster than wages. The days of working your way through college & graduating with little or no debt are over. (3/15)

What happened? Some didn’t get degrees & are really stuck. Even those who did, entered a job market with dying industries & flat wages (avg post-college salary: 47k). So they’re either spending prime years drowning in debt, or deferring payment & racking up crazy interest. (4/15)

We’re talking about 45 million Americans who now have student debt, owing ~40k on average. That's $1.6 trillion in debt doing nothing for the economy but crushing young people. It’s the biggest consumer debt in America, more than credit cards. This is 70% of college kids. (5/15)

The same establishment that's struggling to understand the voting motivations of these young people, also wonders why they don’t buy homes or cars as much as other generations. Well, if you enter adulthood with 100k in debt, getting a pied-a-tierre can slip your mind. (6/15)

It’s not just the size of the debt. Student loans are notoriously predatory. Deferred/missed payments = big interest rate hikes. Wages can be garnished, professional licenses revoked & they can even get your Social Security. All from seeking an education when you were 18. (7/15)







https://twitter.com/blakezeff/status/1232346308771344385?s=20

https://twitter.com/blakezeff/status/1232346310654562304?s=20

In sum, many Americans’ first experience with capitalism was to enter adulthood deep in debt. They did everything "right" but got stuck with crippling debt, while watching big banks get bailed out for ruining the economy. This is the context for many voters’ world-view. (14/15)

https://twitter.com/blakezeff/status/1232346316740554752?s=20

And that's just the the student debt side of things..

Invest with what exactly? What disposable income are you talking about?

 

[LuchaBear]

Seems like Biden can just say whatever he wants.

 

[LuchaBear]

Cher has spoken





I don't believe in life after love anymore.

 

[LuchaBear]

 

[LuchaBear]

 

[PolishHeadlock2]

Looks like the Biden surge and Bloomberg collapse are fully engaged

 

[Trotsky]

Seems like Biden can just say whatever he wants.

Mehhhhh. This is hand waving nonsense. And the tweeter isn't actually offended. It was in the context of Ryan saying he was going to "unchain" banks.

 

[Sketch]

Looks like the Biden surge and Bloomberg collapse are fully engaged

Bloomy is done for. Money can't buy the charisma factor and even though Mr.Sleepy is showing signs of his age, he still has that dog faced pony style that resonates with people, especially in America. I still think the primary is him vs Bernie ultimately.