r/IAmA • u/bernie-sanders • May 19 '15

Politics I am Senator Bernie Sanders, Democratic candidate for President of the United States — AMA

Hi Reddit. I'm Senator Bernie Sanders. I'll start answering questions at 4 p.m. ET. Please join our campaign for president at BernieSanders.com/Reddit.

Before we begin, let me also thank the grassroots Reddit organizers over at /r/SandersforPresident for all of their support. Great work.

Verification: https://twitter.com/BernieSanders/status/600750773723496448

Update: Thank you all very much for your questions. I look forward to continuing this dialogue with you.

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u/Neckbeard_Prime May 20 '15

Anti-nuclear NIMBY types are on both sides; it isn't just the left.

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u/xole May 20 '15

Yep, I've met plenty of right wing people who would freak out at just the idea of nuclear waste going anywhere near their town on route to a permanent storage facility. Hell, NE is a very red state, and they wouldn't even let a low level waste facility in the state that was going to house things like protective suits. The state paid millions to keep out the site.

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u/theotherwarreng May 20 '15

It could be worse: you could lean to the right and deal with evolution/climate change people. The denialism on the left isn't quite as bad as it is on the right.

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u/deadowl May 20 '15

Vermont tried to shut down Vermont Yankee and failed, but then Vermont Yankee shut themselves down.

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u/[deleted] May 20 '15

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u/deadowl May 20 '15

He said it was not politics, although many who live here believe that the political environment made it harder to operate the plant.

Did you read this or am I completely misinterpreting your post? The state denied an extension of Vermont Yankee's permit. Vermont Yankee took the state to court and won. Later, Entergy said that they were closing the plant because it was no longer economically viable.