That was mind-numbingly stupid, but Bernie Sanders’
press secretary has
equaled it, curiously with another 500 million mistake:
There are not 500 million Americans, let alone 500
million who go bankrupt each year, let alone 500 million who go bankrupt on
account of medical expenses. It is hard to understand where Ms. Gray got her
500 million figure. The actual number of personal bankruptcies in the U.S.,
from any and all causes, is around 750,000
annually, so she was off by a factor of about 667 times.
What is concerning is that these liberals don’t just
make math errors, they apparently have no idea of basic information like
how many people live in the United States, and no common sense guide as to
whether everyone in the country just went bankrupt on account of medical debts,
or whether Michael Bloomberg could have spent an amount equal to 17 times
the entire U.S. GDP, which is what it would take to give each American $1
million, on his presidential campaign. The thought of these people actually
wielding executive power is frightening.
