{"id":78188,"date":"2020-02-25T19:31:20","date_gmt":"2020-02-26T00:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=78188"},"modified":"2020-02-25T19:31:28","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T00:31:28","slug":"the-daily-gouge-archive-monday-february-24th-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thedailygouge.com\/?p=78188","title":{"rendered":"The Daily Gouge Archive, Monday, February 24th, 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s Monday, February 24th, 2020…but before we begin, submitted for your perusal, this snippet from\u00a0<\/strong>Jim Freeman’s Best of the Web<\/em><\/span><\/a>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“…For those who are appalled by the\u00a0estimated $10 trillion<\/a><\/em><\/span>\u00a0in tax increases on rich people and businesses already proposed<\/em><\/span> by Mr. Sanders, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg pointed out that such taxes are just the tip of the iceBern<\/em><\/span>. Here\u2019s more of the NBC transcript with the former mayor discussing the Sanders agenda:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

BUTTIGIEG: He\u2019s honest about the fact that taxes will go up on anybody making more than $29,000 to fund his health care plan, although, again, a little bit vague about how the rest of that gets<\/span>…<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SANDERS: You\u2019re not being honest. Premiums<\/span> would be eliminated<\/span>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BUTTIGIEG: But you\u2019re still raising those taxes<\/span>. And when you do it…<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SANDERS: But we\u2019re saving people money<\/span> because they don\u2019t pay any premiums<\/span>, out-of-pocket expenses<\/span>, co-payments<\/span>, or deductibles<\/span>. They\u2019re going to be much<\/span> better off.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(APPLAUSE<\/em><\/span>)<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BUTTIGIEG: But where is — where is the other $25 trillion<\/span> supposed to come from? At a certain point, you\u2019ve got to do the math<\/span>.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here\u2019s hoping both reporters and rivals will focus more on the math behind the Sanders proposals\u2014as well as his failed ideology\u2014before allowing him to seize control of a major U.S. political party<\/em><\/span>.<\/strong><\/span>“<\/p>\n

While we understand Freeman’s point, his concern about Bernie heralding the Dimocrats’ doom leaves us somewhat befuddled; after all, shouldn’t any<\/em><\/span> Conservative eagerly anticipate<\/em><\/span> the prospect of a Communist seizing control of the Dimocratic Party, thus consigning it to the dustbin of American history?!?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We<\/em><\/span> sure as hell are salivating over the ever-increasing likelihood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In a related item inspired by this parody of the Beatles<\/em>‘ All My Loving<\/em> forwarded by James Nichols…<\/strong><\/p>\n