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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nader/Gore/Bush = Sanders/Clinton/Rubio.

Or sanders drops out but had pulled Clinton so far left before the general that she can't win.  
I'm becoming so hopeless I am now wondering if the best possible outcome is trump getting the R nom and then Bloomberg jumping in.  I could live with him.  At least he probably wouldn't ruin the country. [/quote]

Don't be afraid of Sanders.  What's so scary about him?  Do you like his positions?  Do you think he's advocating for a kinder, smarter, fair-er America that invests in its families, children, young people?  Are you afraid of your taxes going up?  What exactly is it that is so scary about Sanders' campaign?[/quote]

I think he's not competent to do the job.  I'm an economist (a very lefty one) and I think he doesn't understand macroeconomics.  From what he's said.  I also think he's a great rabble rouser and a good person.  But competence matters.  [/quote]

Um, how many presidents have been PhD economists or even MA economists or even BA economists?  I would say Sanders understands economics well enough.  Do you feel confident that the people who have been running our country to date had a good sense for economics?  Greenspan himself APOLOGIZED to congress for his economic "supply side" economic policies and deregulation.  Sanders had been on top of this years before, and there's footage of that. Honestly Sanders has a better grasp of economics than anyone who has or is threatening to be president of the US.[/quote]

Here's one example.  But there are several others, with Sanders grilling people on budget proposals, economic policies, and confirmation hearings.  He's pretty spot on.  You can youtube them.[/quote]  Oops, this is what I meant to add:  http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=alan+greenspan+apology+sanders&view=detail&mid=660E88E8CD1BC0A0811F660E88E8CD1BC0A0811F&FORM=VIRE6
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The person trying to suggest that Sanders doesn't understand basic economics is off base.[/quote]

Sorry, those dont support your point.  [/quote]

There are plenty of economists who happen to believe Sanders does have a solid grip of economics and is on the right track.  Here's a very recent one (of many) as an example:

http://money.cnn.com/2016/02/08/news/economy/sanders-income-jobs/

Stiglitz and a few other Nobel laureate economists have also agreed with a lot of what Sanders has to say.  They don't think he's all that far off base and are far more qualified to say so than you are.
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If he is so good at economics, one would assume he could explain how he would pay for his signature programs.  This far he hasn't been able to do so, being off by billions.  [/quote]

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