Despite the fact that The Associated Press declared Hillary Clinton the victor in Monday’s Iowa caucuses by a razor thin margin, Bernie Sanders was still unwilling to concede Tuesday afternoon.

Sanders also would not rule out the idea of contesting the election results. The Vermont senator, who has introduced legislation to make election day a federal holiday in order to expand voter participation, also began to question whether some of the tactics reportedly used during the caucuses were "democratic."

"We want to look at some of the numbers," he told reporters in New Hampshire. "As I understand it, there were some precincts where actually delegates were won with a flip of a coin actually. ... Not the best way to do democracy."

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Bernie Health-Care Plan Could Mean 85 Percent Top Tax Rate

An analysis of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health-care plan released Wednesday reveals that despite significant tax increases, it would add between $3-$14 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years, while giving the United States the highest capital gains tax rate in the developed world.

Sanders proposed what he calls a “Medicare for all” plan, which his campaign estimates would cost an additional $1.4 trillion per year. It would be financed by six separate tax increases. The CRFB found, though, that the tax hikes would not be enough to cover the program’s cost, and that it would add $3.1 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years.

Another analysis by Kenneth Thorpe, chair of health policy and management at Emory University, pegs the deficit at $14 trillion over a decade.

Including an additional Medicare tax, .2 percent payroll tax, proposed 12.4 percent Social Security tax increase, and state and local taxes, the top income tax rate would be about 85 percent. This is far higher than what most economists view as the revenue-maximizing rate, which is around 60 or 70 percent.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/03/analy ... z3zAEJbp6A

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Rogue One wrote:

Bernie Health-Care Plan Could Mean 85 Percent Top Tax Rate

An analysis of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer health-care plan released Wednesday reveals that despite significant tax increases, it would add between $3-$14 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years, while giving the United States the highest capital gains tax rate in the developed world.

Sanders proposed what he calls a “Medicare for all” plan, which his campaign estimates would cost an additional $1.4 trillion per year. It would be financed by six separate tax increases. The CRFB found, though, that the tax hikes would not be enough to cover the program’s cost, and that it would add $3.1 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years.

Another analysis by Kenneth Thorpe, chair of health policy and management at Emory University, pegs the deficit at $14 trillion over a decade.

Including an additional Medicare tax, .2 percent payroll tax, proposed 12.4 percent Social Security tax increase, and state and local taxes, the top income tax rate would be about 85 percent. This is far higher than what most economists view as the revenue-maximizing rate, which is around 60 or 70 percent.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2016/02/03/analy ... z3zAEJbp6A

Progresives/Socialists/Liberals never learn. Martin O'Malley tried generating more revenue while governor of Maryland by increasing the tax rate on "the rich". It backfired. A significant number of "the rich" moved out of Maryland, and the net gain turned into a net loss with even less tax revenue coming in than was generated before the tax hike.

themadscientist wrote:" A Sanders presidency would be a disaster. Proceed.

themadscientist wrote:Go back to ECON101.

http://fiscalfactcheck.crfb.org/analysi ... r-offsets/

Facts have never been a stumbling block to your opinions, though, so, in a way, you are more consistent than any candidate in either party. Kudos

Bernie Sanders Contributions Flagged for Violating Campaign Finance law

Remember when conservative author Dinesh D’Souza was arrested for violating campaign finance law and liberals gloated about it, saying he got what he deserved?

Yeah, well, apparently they didn’t heed their own advice about obeying the law….

From WFB:

Thousands of contributions to Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign in January violated federal campaign finance laws, election regulators said on Thursday.

The Federal Election Commission sent a letter to the Democratic presidential candidate’s campaign committee on Thursday with a 90-page spreadsheet listing 3,457 “excessive, prohibited, and impermissible contributions.”

The campaign’s January financial disclosure filing listed contributions from foreign nationals and unregistered political committees, the FEC said. Other contributions came from donors who exceeded the $2,700 per-election limit.

“Although the Commission may take further legal action concerning the acceptance of [excessive or prohibited] contributions, your prompt action to refund the prohibited amount will be taken into consideration,” the FEC told the campaign.

Sanders’ campaign has relied on small-dollar individual contributions to a far greater extent than any other presidential campaign, including the Super PAC- and dark money-fueled efforts of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton.

Some of the campaign’s legal problems stem from enthusiasm for Sanders’ candidacy from foreign nationals, many of whom have publicly revealed donations to the campaign in violation of U.S. election laws.

“I am German, live in Germany and just donated to Bernie Sanders’ campaign on http://www.BernieSanders.com simply using my credit card—Is this illegal in any way?” asked a user on the website Quora.

Yes, you read that right. People from OTHER COUNTRIES are donating to Bernie Sanders’ campaign.

There are nutcase socialists from other countries who want to spread their nasty liberty killing infection to the USA like some disgusting STD.

I think this speaks volumes about Bernie supporters and is a solid indication of why we need to elect a true conservative as the GOP nominee to stop both him and Hillary from taking the White House.

Imagine the insane corruption that would roll out of that administration? It’s the stuff nightmares are made of.

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard is endorsing Bernie Sanders' presidential bid, departing her post as the Democratic National Committee's vice chair to support the Vermont senator.

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton has agreed to join rival Bernie Sanders on Monday for a forum hosted by the Fox News Channel on the eve of the Michigan primary, the network said Friday.

Fox News announced Thursday that the Vermont senator would appear alone at the hour-long town hall in Detroit after Clinton declined to appear, citing a scheduling conflict.

Clinton press secretary Brian Fallon confirmed late Friday that Clinton now plans to participate.

Doubling down on his feud with the Democratic Party leadership, Senator Bernie Sanders said that if elected president, he will not reappoint Democratic National Committee chairwoman, Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida.