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Warren is a capitalist, guys. How about that?

Of course Warren is a capitalist. Why would this be a surprise? Only the least knowledgeable conservatives are screaming 'socialist' and 'communist' all over the place. They've started to believe their own BS and are the only people who'll be surprised to find that all the Democratic candidates support a capitalist economy.

LOL

Only the well indoctrinated would view the Progressive views of Warren as Capitalist. Bernie labels her, and the lemmings follow.
 
Elizabeth Warren will take your 401(k) and replace it with some form of federal guaranteed income and you’ll applaud her for doing so.
These are just absurd, baseless claims.
 
LOL

Only the well indoctrinated would view the Progressive views of Warren as Capitalist. Bernie labels her, and the lemmings follow.

How is she a socialist, wtf? :confused:
 
Well, the pivot right by the Dem frontrunner has begun. Which makes me wonder if the Dem candidates will even discuss the economy tomorrow. They've pretty much avoided in in the other debates.

Ahhh and to think with age wisdom is supposed to follow.... :doh

I'd opine that to Bernie pretty much everyone else is a 'capitalist' and the truth be told ain't we all to some degree a capitalist??? But so too we can be 'socialists'. How partisan do you have to be to think you can't be a mix of the two? I'd opine there isn't a right pivot but rather a rather rational mix of the two...

If the dems do discuss the economy it should be to point out the last two crashes were during a REPUBLICAN administration, and a democrat caught unholy hell from the crashers while trying to right the ship. tRump taking credit for the economy is like him taking credit for the sun rising.... both are events that are totally out of his influence... :peace
 
LOL

Only the well indoctrinated would view the Progressive views of Warren as Capitalist. Bernie labels her, and the lemmings follow.

Progressive and capitalist are not mutually exclusive. Here is Warren's platform and there's nothing there that doesn't exist in other capitalist countries in the world.
 
Already posted them. Progressive and Capitalist are mutually exclusive.

Capitalism - Wikipedia

They are not. You cannot claim Germany, Canada, Finland, Norway are not capitalist countries. They are as capitalist as America and far more progressive in policy. The very first sentences of that Wikipedia listing demonstrate that Warren's policies aren't in conflict with capitalist ideals.
 
What's wrong with that? Do corporations themselves always make decisions that are beneficial to their employees, or society as a whole? They can and should be held accountable.

Do politicians always make decisions that are beneficial to the people?

It's a HECK of a lot easier for someone to remove themselves from a corporation or a corporation's influence than it is for them to remove themselves from the federal government's influence or control.
 
Er......have you ever heard of a thing called Social Security?


Duh !

So you're happy with one retirement option instead of many. Like I said, people will applaud her for that kind of thing.
 
I guess by objective and stated agenda.

socialism noun
so·​cial·​ism | \ ˈsō-shə-ˌli-zəm
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Definition of socialism

1 : any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods
2a : a system of society or group living in which there is no private property
b : a system or condition of society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state
3 : a stage of society in Marxist theory transitional between capitalism and communism and distinguished by unequal distribution of goods and pay according to work done
Socialism | Definition of Socialism by Merriam-Webster

There's nothing socialist about her agenda.

From her website:
Protecting a woman's right to choose - Not socialist. This is a standard liberal policy.
Safe, Affordable Housing - Not socialist. She just wants to invest in housing.
Foreign Policy - Not socialist. Foreign policy has nothing to do with socialism.
Leveling the playing field for entrepreneurs of color - Not socialist. She wants to create MORE CAPITALISTS.
Empowering workers through accountable capitalism - Not socialist. She isn't advocate for worker's owning the means of production. She's advocating for worker's having a greater share in their company.
Debt relief for Puerto Rico, Comprehensive criminal justice reform, Ending the Opioid Crisis - Not socialist. None of these are related to socialism in any way, shape, or form.
Ending Private Prisons - Not socialist. Getting rid of deals with private prisons ≠ completely abolishing private property or seizing the means of production.
Leading in green manufacturing - No socialist. She just wants to invest money into producing green infrastructure and technology.
A new farm economy - Not socialist. Pretty much the same reason as above. She's investing money into an industry.
Addressing our maternal mortality epidemic - Not socialist. This is completely unrelated socialism.
Leveling the playing field for America's family farmers - Not socialist. Protectionist? Yes. Socialist? Certainly not.

I think you get the point and frankly, I'm tired of reading all of her policies. If you'd like to point out a specific policy, feel free. :)
But before I stop, I'll point out a few things..

Ultra millionaire tax - This isn't socialist. She wants to significantly increase the tax rate for millionaires, but this doesn't fit the definition of socialism.

And finally...

She's not pro-consumer. What benefits consumers are competitive markets which lead to lots of choices, low prices, and widespread prosperity. Warren, like Trump, and like Sanders, is pro-American worker, which makes consumers in America worse off, while also making other countries worse off as well.

Pro-consumer is the only position that makes the American people best off as a whole, because we are all consumers. Every single man, woman, and child is a consumer. If you support using legislation, trade deals, tariffs, and other forms of government intervention in order to benefit certain groups like American workers or American corporations or American industries, then you are both making the US worse off and the rest of the world worse off as well.
https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/promoting-competitive-markets ;)
 
So are the Bernie bros going to start calling her a white nationalist now?
:lamo

Bernie Bros. are an invention of the Hillbots.

The biggest difference being that Hillbots destroyed their own party, and Bernie Bros. don't exist.
 
But more importantly pro-consumer and that’s something I can’t wrap my head around with many American Conservatives, many are pro business to the point of hurting their own citizens by creating what I like to call predatory capitalism that are just destroying the populace financially and it’s not necessary.

Warren's a predatory capitalist.

Her pro-consumer aura is as real as her Cherokee heritage.

Lyin' Lizzie's a total fraud.
 
One of the major reasons I support Warren over Sanders is that Warren is a pro-capitalist.

Bernie is a social democrat. Did you happen to know that Bernie isn't as far left as Eisenhower or FDR? He is not a communist or a Venezuelan ideal socialist.
 
Warren's a predatory capitalist.

Her pro-consumer aura is as real as her Cherokee heritage.

Lyin' Lizzie's a total fraud.

All capitalism is predatory,. That is why it must be regulated.
 
Sander's hospital stay pretty much put him out of the running.

The democrats might elect him as candidate, but he'll never beat Trump. He's too old.

What's that you say about Joe Biden's hospital stays and brain surgeries?

Lyin' Lizzie Warren's the nominee; Sanders and Biden are done.
 
Interesting how you describe yourself as a swing voter but almost always go on the attack against Democratic candidates. ;)

Irrelevant ad hom.
 
Warren is a Capitalist in the same way that Kim Jong Un oversees a Republic. She uses the term "accountable capitalism" which generally means that businesses can do whatever they want as long as they do things her way.

She wants to take management of the corporations away from the owners and hand it to the employees. She wants to restrict executive compensation. She wants to restrict how corporations can spend their earnings. She wants to micro-manage Wall Street. She wants to break up industry leading corporations. And it goes on...

Elizabeth Warren isn't a Capitalist even if she says she is and even if Bernie says she is. She's a politician and she wants to convert economic power into political power. That's all she wants to do.

She's a complete fraud.

Assume that everything she says is a lie she tells to gain the presidency and you'll be correct.
 
I don't know that "my policy positions make me even more unelectable than Warren!" is the best campaign message for him right now.

He's a little annoyed that his principled stand of social democracy has been hijacked by Lieawatha.
 
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