Posted on 01/20/2016 4:09:59 PM PST by Libloather
Vice President Biden on Wednesday offered criticism of "socialism" during a speech abroad, seemingly a shot at Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist and Democratic candidate for president.
Biden made the remark in a keynote address at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland, where he called for "a more progressive tax code" and a strengthening of the middle class.
"Keeping billions of dollars in offshore tax havens might be good for your shareholders, but it robs your own country," Biden told those in attendance at the international event.
Biden called on corporate executives to shift their tactics and put a greater emphasis on workers, saying a proportionate tax code was a component of restructuring to focus on long-term growth.
Sanders often touts "democratic socialism" in his calls for the wealthy to pay their "fair share" in taxes. He is in second place in the Democratic presidential race, 13 percent points behind rival Hillary Clinton in the RealClearPolitics average of national polls.
Biden has yet to endorse a candidate. He faced backlash for remarks last week praising Sanders and calling Clinton "relatively new" to the issue of income inequality.
Slow Joe is warming up in the locker room.
Besides, we already got Communist Marxism with Obama.
All hail Dear Leader! HEY!! That guy’s not clapping and praising!!!
does he even know what the word means?
Yet Biden vehemently supports a tax policy that encourages people to keep billions of dollars in offshore tax havens. Hey Joe, stop taxing money that enters this country from abroad, and people will begin bringing that money back here. Socialists like Joe Biden are complete idiots.
Joe got the nod from Loretta Lynch and is headed down to the bullpen. When Lynch removes her hat and Biden removes his, you ex-pitchers know what I am talking about. Lynch will stroll to the mound for the hook with indictment in hand.
Uh, Joe, you Progressive wanker, you are a socialist.
Looks like Biden is chomping at the bit. Hillary may not survive New Hampshire.
But he won't be alone. Kerry, Gore and Warren are also suiting up in the locker room.
- Last week Biden said he regretted not running for the nomination.
- Then he praised Bernie Sanders and criticized Hillary.
- Later in the week the FBI leaked more damaging information came out about its investigation into Hillary’s crimes.
- Now he positions himself against Sanders.
These are not coincidences.
That’s pretty funny coming from a communist, as all dems are.
A socialist is just a communist with an iPhone.
“strengthening the middle class”
How many years have the Demonrats been echoing this outright lie? They single handedly ruined the MC
In my opinion, the fun part is going to be the Clinton Crime Syndicate’s reaction to be thwarted not once, but twice. I predict they go full scorched earth this time.
If they take their punishment and go quietly, Hillary plea bargains her way down to a stiff fine, and they both live to enjoy the remainder of their lives in a jurisdiction that doesn't have an extradition treaty with the US.
Yeah, that’s my feeling too. Hillary isn’t going to go down alone. Before it’s all over, she’ll try to take out Obama, Biden, Bernie and every other RAT who has refused to play by her rules...
2016 is going to be a very bleak year for the libs.
And a very fun year for us observers.
It isn’t just Biden and _democrats_ - many, many USAians are full on socialists which is why the vote _democrate_
It really boils down to government (gov) is god. One either knows YHVH and lives their life without turning to gov to be their god for every problem, or they have become part of the problem. Worst still, they fully believe that gov can do anything it wants with a simple 51% majority. There is _no_ Constitutional Republic, with specifically limited powers.
An election is going to fix this. The sickness is in what used to be We The People.
I still lay 10% odds that Biden is the next president.
in Switzerland, where he called for "a more progressive tax code"...."What we need is a semantic game in which socialism is given the label 'progressive' or better yet, 'more progressive', because the latter means 'communism'."
No dark sarcasm in the classrooms!
Hey! Bernie!
Leave those kids alone!
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