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I like alot of Bernie's ideas and I think he is the first president actually for the people, but I do wish he would tone back a few of them and aim for things we can actually get done, and things that are very important, but more popular across all demographics.

We need, desperately, to build our infrastructure and especially our public transportation systems, that isn't nearly as contraversial and it would create many jobs (it would of course piss off lots of rich people but I think many rich people would also get behind the idea...so that might be a wash).

I agree with the education problems, but think a middle solution would make more sense tbh, curtailing how much can be charged for education (preventing making millions and billions off it) and providing a way to pay off loans (the initial loans, not the insane interest rates that were applied) at a reasonable rate for everyone.

A flat limit charge for edcuation as long as you only got one degree, across the board for everyone retroactively (sadly it would not pay back those who already paid them off) would work well. Say $10k total max for an AA $30k total max for a BA and $60k total max for a Masters Degree, no interest on the loans as long as you make min payments as well (broken down like a house loan over 30 years from time of implimentation). So even at worst it would be 60k owed for a Masters degree, broken down into 360 payments of $167. Anyone could pull that off, even working a min wage job.

Medical is a huge problem and needs to be seriously worked on. Again, people are making BILLIONS off the medical industry, I'm not saying make it all free (although i'm not against it), but make it AFFORDABLE for everyone. It costs money to run a hospital, I get that, but you don't need someone making billions off people who are sick, and letting many die because it's not cost effective to treat them (Ie less profit).

Bernie is great, but, I don't think he is doing things the right way to actually win the election and become president, it's more like he's trying to be so extreme he will cause the democratic party to make changes (and already has).
I hope i'm wrong and he actually gets elected and implements some of his grand changes, but I will be freaking totally amazed if he does. I can see him getting elected and not getting anything passed at all, and then not re-elected because of that....but actually getting some of his stuff to go through congress etc.......even if the demos had a majority I doubt it would fly.

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