Sent to Destroy Sanders Case for Democratic Socialism, Danish Right-Winger Bolsters It (VIDEO)

[egbertowillies]

Bernie Sanders just disarmed a Danish Pete Peterson plant—brilliantly. He dunked on this guy from the Right Wing Peterson Institute.

https://egbertowillies.com/2017/10/22/failed-sanders-case-democratic-socialism/

[elleng]

1. 'Sanders responded by highlighting the benefits

citizens of Denmark, Sweden, and other Scandinavian nations reap as a result of paying more in taxes and concluded that these benefits far outweigh the costs.

"How much do you pay when you go to the hospital, if you have cancer, God forbid, and you went to the hospital?" Sanders asked.

"Zero," Kirkegaard said.

"And what about college in Denmark?" Sanders went on. "Our kids can't afford to go to college. How much does it cost to go to college in Denmark?"

"Well, in fact, you get a government stipend to go to college," Kirkegaard said.

"Oh. In other words, not only is it free, they give you a stipend, because they want to make sure—correct me if I'm wrong—that they take advantage of the wisdom of all of the kids," Sanders replied. "They want to make sure that every kid in that country gets the best education he or she can have."

"Wow," tweeted Josh Miller-Lewis, Sanders' deputy communications director, "Bernie just dunked on this guy from the Peterson Institute."

"Bernie Sanders just (peacefully) disarmed a Danish Pete Peterson plant—brilliantly," added Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation.

By the end of their exchange, Kirkegaard conceded that familiar right-wing talking points about single-payer healthcare—for instance, the oft-repeated claim about extraordinarily long waiting lists—are false.'

[TheBlackAdder]

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[Duppers]

3. Thank you for the summary.

Yay for Bernie!

[elleng]

4. You're welcome.