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18 CEOs Bernie Sanders Called Out for Taking Trillions in Bailouts+Evading Taxes

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If he has a problem with the tax code or legislation, he should work to change that. I think it's in bad taste for a politician to call out private individuals, whether they're journalists or leaders of industry.

But it's ok for every journalist and leader of industry to call out politicians on a daily basis? Can't have both ways.

Yes you can. That's called democracy. A journalist calling out a politician is at best speaking truth to power and at worst a noisy distraction. A politician calling out a journalist is at best intimidation and at worst a death sentence.

Of these 18, only about 2-3 of them (Microsoft, Qualcomm, and maybe Verizon) are in the tech industry. It's not really clear this is hacker news, but if you can tie this into tech, startups, or the like, there's probably an interesting conversation to have here.

"Off-Topic: Most stories about politics [...] If they'd cover it on TV news, it's probably off-topic."

Are these facts well noted by the favourite HN news rags, Washington Post and New York Times?

Bernie Sanders is 73 years old. How many companies has he run? Zero. How many jobs has he created? Zero. He's just another in a long line of communist pied pipers like Hugo Chavez who sell the snake oil of utopia while leading their country and their countries economy to ruin. Utter fool.

Well he's at least been a senator in Vermont for quite a while, so it's conceivable he's "created jobs" there, much like many of the other politicians running for office. Beyond that, I think it's fair to say that large tech companies using offshore tax havens is kind of a shitty thing to do.

Also, what does being 73 have to do with anything? Do you need the pointless ageism to make your point?

You need to parse the comment as written and not through some -ism flavor of the week. You need to turn off the Daily Show and do your own thinking.

The age is relevant relative to his economic performance over that time period. Re-read what I wrote and try to parse it correctly as it was written.

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The comment was a civil answer to an accusation of ageism. I suggest the post itself is in violation since it is political in nature and non-technical. I respect this forum.

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> Bernie Sanders is 73 years old. How many companies has he run? Zero. How many jobs has he created? Zero.

Do you believe that horseshit about rich people creating jobs?

> How many companies has he run? Zero. How many jobs has he created? Zero.

False. He started the American People's Historical Society, which made and sold educational filmstrips, that employed him and at least one other person.

> How many companies has he run? Zero. How many jobs has he created? Zero.

He's run a city as the four-term mayor of Burlington, VT. If a corporate chief executive, using money provided by equity and debt investors and money paid by customers, can be credited with "creating jobs" of those employed by the corporation, I don't see why a mayor -- using funds invested by debt purchasers and paid by taxpayers -- wouldn't likewise be credited with "creating jobs" of those employed by the city.

Admittedly, his later political career has been mostly in legislative positions more like a board member than a chief executive, but then, is it really the case that chief executives "create jobs" but their boards of directors do not?

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