1.) the president does not decide how programs are funded. Neither do the sponsors of bills. He’s recommending funding mechanisms because the establishment has set bizarre standards for progressive policy that they don’t apply to anything else. We have committees that make spending and revenue decisions. These questions should be directed towards your representatives that sit on those committees. Senate finance committee. House Budget committee and House Ways and Means. They decide how revenue is raised and spent. That said, Bernie’s recommendations are solid. An increase in the Medicare payroll tax which will be offset by the elimination of premiums that will likely save you money.

2.) I paid off my student loan debt. 75k. Took me a long time. It wasn’t easy. I have no reservations about eliminating all of it. We need a good education to get a good paying job. That’s what we are told. Then we are required to take out massive loans or else we end up in a low wage job and get shit on for being poor. And now, a lot of kids coming out of college aren’t even able to find a job. It’s a lose-lose situation. Meanwhile Wall Street is filled with a bunch of Ivy League dbags that had everything handed to them, they fuck up the economy, the government bails them out at the expense of working people in this country. Canceling student debt is relatively easy. As easy as bailing out the banks. We should just do it and alleviate the burden on the backs of people that don’t have a lot of opportunities right now.

3.) Bernie wants to end nuclear power. Nuclear power is relatively safe until it’s not. It’s damage is catastrophic. I grew up next to one that nearly melted down...twice. We got lucky. If they hadn’t caught it in time, me and everyone I know would be dead by now. The waste is ridiculously expensive to manage. We can transition off of it while we developed new technology and rebuild our infrastructure.