Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Democratic party

Re:Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Demo... by nodesocket on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:03PM (#13896934)

There are success stories that start like inner-city with a single parent working 2 jobs quite often. It is possible, very difficult yet possible. Thats the optimism, if you just give people handouts they lose incentive and drive.

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Re:Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Demo... by alpha_squared on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:16PM (#13897060)

> if you just give people handouts they lose incentive and drive

Is there any evidence of this? I see this argument used a lot to dissuade from the "handouts" thing and for not helping people. Don't non-profits technically receive handouts? Aren't grants technically handouts?

A handout, as I understand it, is money given that isn't meant to be paid back. I think a good portion of handouts already exist, it's just easier to justify not giving handouts to people that are societally (or personally) perceived as inferior because it's easy to not empathize with their situation.

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Re:Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Demo... by mcbruiser1 on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:36PM (#13897250)

yes, look at the wealth attrition rate. most wealth is lost by the third generation because of lack of responsibility and entitlement.

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Re:Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Demo... by alpha_squared on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:44PM (#13897323)

> most wealth is lost by the third generation because of lack of responsibility and entitlement.

Can you cite any of these claims? I'd like to understand this a little better.

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Re:Everyone loves Bernie Sanders. Except, it seems, the Demo... by eli_gottlieb on Friday March 17, 2017 @03:10PM (#13897002)

To talk about possibility without probability is magical thinking.

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