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To: locogringo who wrote (1100398)	11/20/2018 2:15:05 PM
From: RetiredNow	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Respond to of 1580150

Looks like the Democratic Socialists are bringing their Orwellian wacko ideas to the US. Jesus, when will Americans learn not to play with fire? Every time a country flirts with socialism, it bites them in the ass and the people suffer. And the idiot Democrat Socialists want that here? Why in God's name would we want that shit here? First, they will entice the sheeple with UBI and benefits for good social credit. Then they will punish you for behavior they don't like. This guy also wants government sponsored press. I mean WTF! This guy has to be a Chinese sponsored agent to propose this shit in the US. It is literally a recipe for the destruction of our Constitutional rights. And the Democrats in this country are just lapping it up like the good little Socialist idiots they have become. ----------- Democratic 2020 Candidate Pushes US Govt-Sponsored 'Social Credit' System Like China's Authored by Peter Hasson via The Daily Caller, New York entrepreneur and Democratic 2020 candidate Andrew Yang wants to implement a system in which a government-run mobile app rewards Americans with “digital social credits” (DSCs) for good behavior. Americans would receive DSCs under Yang’s system for things such as“participating in a town fair,” “fixing a neighbor’s appliance” or “tutoring a student,” his presidential campaign website explains. “As individuals rack up DSCs, they would have both a permanent balance they’ve earned over their lifetime and a current balance. They could cash the points in for experiences, purchases with participating vendors, support for causes, and transfer points to others for special occasions,” Yang states on his website. “As their permanent balance gets higher, they might qualify for various perks like throwing a pitch at a local ballgame, an audience with their local Congressperson or meeting their state’s most civic-minded athlete or celebrity.” “The most socially detached would be the most likely to ignore all of this,” he added. “But many people love rewards and feeling valued.” Yang’s social credit plan bears some similarities to the social credit system implemented by China’s authoritarian government. Every citizen in China is assigned a social credit score that determines whether they can buy plane or train tickets. Unlike the Chinese system, Yang’s plan does not include using digital social credit for punitive measures. Campaign chair Matt Shinners emphasized in an email to The Daily Caller News Foundation that Yang’s system lacks the coercive element featured in China’s social credit system: My understanding of the Chinese system (which is admittedly limited) is that it’s more of a rating that’s externally imposed based on a number of non-opt-in factors, almost like a credit rating, and collates information captured from public surveillance, economic and social media activity, etc… to create a ‘score’ that would then, possibly, be used to ‘blacklist’ people from certain activities. Under my understanding, the Chinese system is more of a score/rating than a system of credits. Andrew’s platform calls for a system that’s much more akin to time banking, or to points that people earn on their credit cards. There’s no general monitoring of individual activity, and no scraping of social media sites to see what people are up to. Instead, activities such as volunteering or helping your neighbors would earn you credits that could then be traded with others for receiving similar help. For example, I spend 4 hours/week coaching a hockey team in my community, and I use the credits I earn to have a local electrician (who possibly has a kid on the team) help me install a garage door opener. There would also be backing by the federal government for conversion to currency (that would be taxed), or traded in for “fun” activities (such as getting to attend a bill signing). Yang, a lifetime New Yorker, faces an uphill battle in a crowded Democratic primary. Though he hasn’t received much media attention, Yang’s campaign is actually in its ninth month. The candidate is currently on a national tour he labeled the “Humanity First Tour.” WATCH: In addition to the social credit system, Yang’s platform also calls for paying every American a universal basic income of $1,000 a month and government-sponsored journalism.

To: locogringo who wrote (1100398)	11/20/2018 2:18:47 PM
From: RetiredNow	1 Recommendation Recommended By locogringo Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1580150

Meanwhile, the Democratic Socialist in Chief, Ocasio-Cortez, thinks so little of our Constitution and our way of life, that she can't even name the 3 BRANCHES of government. She calls them chambers and then can't even list them out. Jesus, are the Democrats electing idiots to Congress? I thought we could do better than this. Just when I think our government is so worthless it couldn't get any worse, there is always something else that surprises me to the downside. ---------- "Democratic Socialist" Ocasio-Cortez Couldn't Name The 3 Branches Of Government If you needed more evidence that "Democratic Socialist" Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - who, at 29, is the youngest woman ever elected to Congress - isn't ready for prime time, here it is. During a conference call with prospective far-left candidates over the weekend, Ocasio-Cortez advised her comrades that the time for revolution is at hand: "[We need to] work our butts off to make sure that we take back all three chambers of Congress - Uh, rather, all three chambers of government: the presidency, the Senate, and the House" - in 2020. We can't start working in 2020." For the record, the three branches of government are the legislative, the executive and the judiciary. Socialist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: "If we work our butts off to make sure that we take back all three chambers of Congress — Uh, rather, all three chambers of government: the presidency, the Senate, and the House." The 3 branches of government: executive, legislative, judicial. pic.twitter.com/8rPSpzottE — Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) November 19, 2018 But this is only the latest in an embarrassing stream of slip ups and gaffes from Ocasio-Cortez, who has a degree in economics from Boston University, but has spent most of her time since graduating working in restaurants and non-profits. Since being thrust into the limelight after her upset primary win, Ocasio-Cortez has claimed that unemployment is low because everybody has two jobs (that's not how it works), struggled to explain Israel's occupation of Palestine, claimed that the "upper-middle class doesn't exist anymore" ( it's actually growing) and wrongly accused Joe Crowley, the Democratic leader whom she defeated in an upset primary win, of plotting a third-party run against her (he wasn't, and didn't). And perhaps most memorably of all, Ocasio-Cortez told Chris Cuomo over the summer that Medicare for All would be much cheaper than the current system because the current health-care cost data don't factor in the funeral costs for all those who die for lack of health care. That's right: Ocasio-Cortez's health-care plan is so good, it's going to stop people from dying. Now that's something even libertarian venture capitalist Peter Thiel could get behind.