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Bernie Sanders

hunter

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20. How much are the tomatoes in my garden worth?

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #19)

Sat Dec 26, 2015, 12:51 PM

Dec 2015

I don't know. I don't sell them, but I might give you some.

Labor does not equal money.

I think to participate in the existing monetary system we have to fight with the people who control big money. The wealthy need to be very afraid of everyone else, that if the wealthy do not treat laborers fairly, that the wealthy will lose their wealth, and possibly their freedom.

Strong unions and progressive taxes, taxes becoming very steep at something less than twenty times the minimum living wage, are essential.

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Did we see this one? I thought it was good. [View all] Enthusiast Dec 2015 OP

Health costs shouldn't say free for Canadians. They pay of course. It must be much brewens Dec 2015 #1

The wording like that always bothers me hibbing Dec 2015 #10

Everything is free. So far as I've noticed, nobody owns the human species, or the planet earth. hunter Dec 2015 #17

Nothing's free. All requires labor (intellectual etc). I don't work for free except volunteering. nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #19

How much are the tomatoes in my garden worth? hunter Dec 2015 #20

Feel free to walk across the Pacific to China to mine Neodymium to make your own smart phone Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #21

I don't have a smart phone, never hope to have one. Good God, what kind of hell is that? hunter Dec 2015 #26

Yep libodem Dec 2015 #2

Very nice! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #3

+1 daleanime Dec 2015 #8

That's probably THE economic chart the elite don't want the sheeple to see. forest444 Dec 2015 #11

Chart starts in 1970, after US had led wage rises for decades. France & Japan very war damaged Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2015 #18

Good chart. We're also No. 16 in education. News of Canada's No. 1 middle class appalachiablue Dec 2015 #4

Thanks for sharing that excellent article, appalachiablue. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #5

For sure. It's interesting how the article states that Canada has a strong service appalachiablue Dec 2015 #7

DITTO. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #9

There was an excellent post here in the last couple days which I've lost unfortunately appalachiablue Dec 2015 #12

$30 an hour if only one family member works TexasBushwhacker Dec 2015 #16

Factor homegirl Dec 2015 #23

Nice. Wondering about education . . . snot Dec 2015 #6

Hadn't seen that. malokvale77 Dec 2015 #13

By George you're right! Scuba Dec 2015 #14

LOL malokvale77 Dec 2015 #15

Pffft! Enthusiast Dec 2015 #25

Contemptible? That one in particular. Enthusiast Dec 2015 #24

k and r and bookmarking niyad Dec 2015 #22

likewise! Oldtimeralso Dec 2015 #27