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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]
Is the mod a #BasementDweller or not making enough money from this site to be a BernieBro?[/quote]

This site does very well financially. I am a proud Bernie supporter, but what separates me from the description of Bernie supporters provided by Clinton is age more than anything. When I graduated with a post-graduate degree, I had a relatively small college debt. During my first several years of employment, my salary was so low that I couldn't have survived if I had to service a large debt and even so, I couldn't afford a car. It was only through several lucky moves that resulted in significantly larger salaries that I was able to establish a solid financial basis. I am pretty comfortable now.

I am pretty sure that I couldn't repeat that same success now. College is much more expensive. Housing is much more expensive. Entry level jobs pay less and are not as available. If I was graduating today, I would probably have a huge debt, even worse job prospects, and much higher housing costs. I could easily end up back in my parents basement and I know of a number of recent grads living with their parents in my neighborhood now.

Hillary correctly described that group. I think a lot of us who are reaching the "get off my lawn" stage of life still think things are roughly the same as they were when we walked up hill both ways to school in 10 feet of snow and pulled ourselves up by our bootstraps and paid for our own college and apartments. Costs for college are way, way, up (as we are finding as our kids reach college age). Not every family has been able to put away the money necessary to pay for it. Housing is astronomical in places like Washington, DC. This is a much different reality than we faced.

I guess I missed Clinton changing her position regarding free college. Her plan is less ambitious than Sanders' and not fleshed out regarding funding so I don't think it is as serious. But, It is a step in the right direction.
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