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still_one

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2. It would have been a disaster. Without the bailouts, we would have gone into a depression. It also
Sun Mar 15, 2020, 07:37 PM
Mar 2020

provided the Dodd Frank financial reform, which unfortunately trump and company are trying to undo


If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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You heard it right! True Blue American Mar 2020 #1
Actually, he voted for the auto bailout as its own bill. He voted against it when it was... thesquanderer Mar 2020 #8
Regardless of what Sanders thought...the fact is that without it the autos would have gone under... Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #11
re: "the fact is that without it the autos would have gone under" thesquanderer Mar 2020 #12
It is completely true...the autos would have failed...rewriting history there. Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #16
re: "No one was in favor of bailouts" thesquanderer Mar 2020 #18
People were tired of bailouts....they were not popular and unless the money was released then , it Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #19
It was a fools errand for anyone to believe that we had all the time in the world. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #17
Exactly right. Some want to rewrite history...bailouts were not popular. The public was bailout Demsrule86 Mar 2020 #22
It would have been a disaster. Without the bailouts, we would have gone into a depression. It also still_one Mar 2020 #2
The the auto workers should vote against him in their state primaries and VOTE FOR JOE !!!! trueblue2007 Mar 2020 #4
I agree still_one Mar 2020 #5
Hard to believe DownriverDem Mar 2020 #6
They already did, last Tuesday. (n/t) thesquanderer Mar 2020 #7
Bernie votes against everything nt doc03 Mar 2020 #3
He votes for pure, pristine and flawless bills NCProgressive Mar 2020 #14
Sanders' revolution can only take place after devastation. Hortensis Mar 2020 #9
And remember Randy.. the auto bailout was a loan that got repaid with interest!! Peacetrain Mar 2020 #10
Yes ... and the loan was above market rates with stock as collateral NCProgressive Mar 2020 #15
Precisely!!! NC.. the republicans throw money down a rabbit hole Peacetrain Mar 2020 #21
Yes he did... and there's always some excuse or justification. NurseJackie Mar 2020 #13
For people that are basically ideologues, they will find SOMETHING wrong Blue_true Mar 2020 #20
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