Justin Ward, be careful what you wish for, you may just get it.

Chances are good, that President Sanders would be a disappointing four years. The country would be struck in limbo, much as it is with the Donald Trump who has torn up (or degraded) trade and security agreements arund the globe. Sanders would pretty much do the same — even worse (he was against NAFTA (now twice) which lowered prices for Americans and brought a middle class to Mexico. Bernie is guaranteed not to deliver big on making us prosper and more secure. Get ready to owning your Chevy for another ten years.

Bernie’s pointed finger at the imbalance of wealth is absolutely valid, along with other issues of unfairness, but killing off the creation of wealth is not the solution.

Wealth comes from the free movement of goods, capital and people around the world. There is an undeniable correlation between countries with these policies and their high standards of living (China emerged, from hundreds of years in economic doldrums, because it eventually decided to trade). Trump’s impairments to the world trading system (which the US is a major player), has cost an estimated B$800 in lost world revenues.

There is nothing in Sanders rhetoric or history that says he would be more open than Trump. President Sanders would drift the US towards being a closed shop.

The effect for you and I? We would work on outdated I-Phones and laptops, because new technology, would either, not be there, or beyond our pockets.

There are candidates within reach of the Presidency who are more likely to improve our lives. Buttigieg is a suggestion to you.