Bloomberg for President

Ledbetterman10 · February 2020

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

mrussel1 · February 2020

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

But I'm left! All this self loathing is very confusing to me.

Ledbetterman10 · February 2020

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

But I'm left! All this self loathing is very confusing to me.

I figured you were a cis straight white male. So you're not? Or you are, and it's a part of your self-loathing?

mrussel1 · February 2020

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

But I'm left! All this self loathing is very confusing to me.

I figured you were a cis straight white male. So you're not? Or you are, and it's a part of your self-loathing?

I am! That's why I'm self loathing, since I'm supposed to hate myself for the way that God made me. I don't recall choosing to be all the things, but surely it's my fault.

Ledbetterman10 · February 2020

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

But I'm left! All this self loathing is very confusing to me.

I figured you were a cis straight white male. So you're not? Or you are, and it's a part of your self-loathing?

I am! That's why I'm self loathing, since I'm supposed to hate myself for the way that God made me. I don't recall choosing to be all the things, but surely it's my fault.

I can't even tell if you're kidding or if you really believe this. I tend to think you're kidding. But I do know there's a few folks on the left that actually do feel guilty about their whiteness, or their straightness, or the maleness, or their....cisness???

mrussel1 · February 2020

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

But I'm left! All this self loathing is very confusing to me.

I figured you were a cis straight white male. So you're not? Or you are, and it's a part of your self-loathing?

I am! That's why I'm self loathing, since I'm supposed to hate myself for the way that God made me. I don't recall choosing to be all the things, but surely it's my fault.

I can't even tell if you're kidding or if you really believe this. I tend to think you're kidding. But I do know there's a few folks on the left that actually do feel guilty about their whiteness, or their straightness, or the maleness, or their....cisness???

Definitely joking. And I don't think the whole left hates us. It's the insufferable twitter-sphere and self righteous preening of those that need to be heard. Most Democrats are just normal-ass people.

Ledbetterman10 · February 2020

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

Lerxst1992 said:

mrussel1 said:

I would also hope your hiring strategies target members of the community that walked in those shoes, not some white kids from Long Island who don't know how they lived.

Excuse me?

Beg your pardon?

What’s wrong with lawn guy land whites?

I don't like cis straight male whites. It's that simple.

We're hated by the left!

But I'm left! All this self loathing is very confusing to me.

I figured you were a cis straight white male. So you're not? Or you are, and it's a part of your self-loathing?

I am! That's why I'm self loathing, since I'm supposed to hate myself for the way that God made me. I don't recall choosing to be all the things, but surely it's my fault.

I can't even tell if you're kidding or if you really believe this. I tend to think you're kidding. But I do know there's a few folks on the left that actually do feel guilty about their whiteness, or their straightness, or the maleness, or their....cisness???

Definitely joking. And I don't think the whole left hates us. It's the insufferable twitter-sphere and self righteous preening of those that need to be heard. Most Democrats are just normal-ass people.

Oh yeah that’s why I just said “a few folks.” I know it’s only a select bunch of wackjobs.

pjl44 · February 2020

Should be fun

https://twitter.com/ewarren/status/1229850791562956801?s=19

Jearlpam0925 · February 2020

Let's just keep piling it on please...

https://www.inquirer.com/politics/pennsylvania/mike-bloomberg-pat-toomey-20200218.html

pjl44 · February 2020

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1229920770220011520?s=19

Ledbetterman10 · February 2020

pjl44 said:

https://twitter.com/jaketapper/status/1229920770220011520?s=19

This guy is a mess.

Jearlpam0925 · February 2020

Say it with me now:

Pyrrhic victory.

pjl44 · February 2020

If we have to choose between bigoted wannabe autocrats, I'm starting to wonder if the smart one is more dangerous than the dumb one

Jearlpam0925 · February 2020

pjl44 said:

If we have to choose between bigoted wannabe autocrats, I'm starting to wonder if the smart one is more dangerous than the dumb one

Of course he is - it's like imagine Trump, but not senile and a big dumb animal.

The Juggler · February 2020

Jearlpam0925 said:

pjl44 said:

If we have to choose between bigoted wannabe autocrats, I'm starting to wonder if the smart one is more dangerous than the dumb one

Of course he is - it's like imagine Trump, but not senile and a big dumb animal.

You're telling me you think Bloomberg would be worse than Trump? JP, you're losing your mind

The Juggler · February 2020

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/18/mike-bloomberg-community-college-student-loans-

How Bloomberg would make community college free and overhaul student loans

The former New York City mayor's proposal would significantly increase federal spending on higher education and aims to target those subsidies to lower-income families.

Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg. | Sue Ogrocki, File/AP Photo

Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg on Tuesday released a new $700 billion higher education plan that calls for free community college and doubling Pell Grants for low-income students.

The former New York City mayor's proposal would significantly increase federal spending on higher education and aims to target those subsidies to lower-income families. It doesn’t go as far as proposals by other Democrats to eliminate tuition at public, four year universities for large swaths of students or provide student loan forgiveness on the scale that progressives have sought.

How would the plan address the cost of college?

Bloomberg would eliminate tuition at community colleges for all students, embracing a proposal President Barack Obama first made in 2015 and that has since become a key pillar of Democratic higher education plans.

The plan also calls for making community college and four-year public colleges “debt-free” for low-income students, meaning they would not have to take out loans to finance tuition or other costs like books, food and transportation. The benefit would be available to families that earn, on average, less than $30,000 a year, according to the Bloomberg campaign.

The tuition-free and debt-free college goals would be accomplished by creating a new federal-state matching program and doubling the maximum Pell Grant to $12,690. In addition, Bloomberg would expand Pell eligibility to incarcerated students and undocumented students, known as Dreamers, who were brought to the U.S. as children.

How would the proposal change student loans?

New and existing federal student loan borrowers would be automatically enrolled in a new repayment plan that caps monthly payments at 5 percent of a borrower’s discretionary income — down from 10 percent under many existing income-based repayment plans. After a borrower made 20 years of “reasonable progress” in repaying a loan, the government would forgive up to $57,000 of any remaining balance tax-free. By contrast, there’s currently no limit on loan forgiveness under income-based repayment plans, though the amount of forgiveness is taxed as income.

Borrowers would be able to opt out of Bloomberg’s new repayment plan, according to the campaign. The new income-based repayment plan would also be restricted to federal student loans that financed undergraduate studies, not graduate education, the campaign said.

Bloomberg’s plan eschews broad based student loan forgiveness, but it calls for wiping out the loans of borrowers who attended “failed or predatory for-profit colleges.” It also vows to “fix” the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, including providing debt relief “to all qualifying public servants who’ve applied for forgiveness in good faith under the current policy.”

What else is Bloomberg proposing?

Bloomberg also pledged to “end” admissions practices at elite universities that favor the children of alumni. His plan backs legislation requiring universities to make public information about their “legacy” admissions policies and threatens to curtail federal funding to elite universities “if progress isn’t made toward ending legacy preferences.”

In addition, Bloomberg’s plan calls for tripling direct federal funding for historically black colleges, Hispanic-servicing institution and other minority-serving institutions.

How much would it cost?

The price tag for Bloomberg’s higher education plan is $700 billion over the next 10 years, according to the campaign. It would be funded by the money raised through Bloomberg’s proposal to raise taxes on the wealthy.

How does Bloomberg’s plan compare to what other Democrats have proposed?

Bloomberg’s plan to make community college free while imposing a means test for “debt-free college” is similar to proposals by other Democrats like Joe Biden, Pete Buttigieg and Amy Klobuchar. Those candidates, like Bloomberg, have argued that federal subsidies should be targeted to low- and middle-income families.

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have proposed eliminating tuition at public colleges and universities for all students and providing student loan forgiveness to large numbers of students.

1ThoughtKnown · February 2020

cincybearcat said:

dudeman said:

Michael Bloomberg is Donald Trump, just on a different side of the aisle. Vanity, narcissism and the desire to be dictator are far more similar than different between the two.

Minus the sexual assaults, paying off strippers and adding in building your own worth of course

Equal the overt racism. Bloomberg was all in on racial profiling in New York. Some of his comments are downright awful about African Americans and Hispanics.

Honest question from a foreigner, why do Americans need rich people or celebrities (or both) to be President? Wouldn’t someone intelligent and educated be a better choice to represent you on the world stage?

Quite frankly, the election of Trump has most of the world questioning your entire education system among other things. Not a hater... just an interested observer.

Spiritual_Chaos · February 2020

The Juggler said:

Jearlpam0925 said:

pjl44 said:

If we have to choose between bigoted wannabe autocrats, I'm starting to wonder if the smart one is more dangerous than the dumb one

Of course he is - it's like imagine Trump, but not senile and a big dumb animal.

You're telling me you think Bloomberg would be worse than Trump? JP, you're losing your mind

Bloomberg being better than Trump =/= having a POS like Bloomberg be your candidate

mcgruff10 · February 2020

1ThoughtKnown said:

cincybearcat said:

dudeman said:

Michael Bloomberg is Donald Trump, just on a different side of the aisle. Vanity, narcissism and the desire to be dictator are far more similar than different between the two.

Minus the sexual assaults, paying off strippers and adding in building your own worth of course

Equal the overt racism. Bloomberg was all in on racial profiling in New York. Some of his comments are downright awful about African Americans and Hispanics.
Honest question from a foreigner, why do Americans need rich people or celebrities (or both) to be President? Wouldn’t someone intelligent and educated be a better choice to represent you on the world stage?

Quite frankly, the election of Trump has most of the world questioning your entire education system among other things. Not a hater... just an interested observer.

I don't think it is possible to run for president and not be rich.
I have no clue how the election of Trump is a reflection of our education system. And I don't know a single person who give's a shit about what other countries think of us. Not a hater...just a casual observation.

Spiritual_Chaos · February 2020

Despite being a late entry into the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, Michael R. Bloomberg, the billionaire media tycoon and former mayor of New York City, has surged in the polls and is winning key endorsements before he’s even on the ballot.

Today, we explore the hidden infrastructure of influence and persuasion behind his campaign — and the dilemma it poses for Democrats.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/18/podcasts/the-daily/michael-bloomberg-democrats.html