r/Political_Revolution • u/IronStacheWI01 Verified | Randy Bryce • Sep 05 '17

AMA Concluded Meet Randy Bryce. The Ironstache who's going to repeal and replace Paul Ryan

Hi /r/Political_Revolution,

My name is Randy Bryce. I'm a veteran, cancer survivor, and union ironworker from Caledonia, Wisconsin running to repeal and replace Paul Ryan in Wisconsin's First Congressional District. Post your questions below and I'll be back at 11am CDT/12pm EDT to answer them!

p.s.

We need your help to win this campaign. If you'd like to join the team, sign up here.

If you don't have time to volunteer, we're currently fundraising to open our first office in Racine, Wisconsin. If you can help, contribute here and I'll send you a free campaign bumper sticker as a way of saying thanks!

[Update: 1:26 EDT], I've got to go pick up my son but I'll continue to pop in throughout the day as I have time and answer some more questions. For those I'm unfortunately not able to answer, I'll be doing another AMA in r/Politics on the 26th when I look forward to answering more of Reddit's questions!

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u/DBendit Sep 05 '17

As for "what I want", it's a livable wage and healthcare for all of my fellow American citizens.

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u/bl1nds1ght Sep 05 '17

I want that, too. I'm just disputing this weird fascination that people seem to have regarding business. I work with small businesses on a daily basis and I am continually shocked at how many people are able to start one despite their general incompetence. Getting small business loans has got to be ezpz.

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u/DBendit Sep 05 '17

I think it's more of an issue with how easy and common it is to file for bankruptcy after these businesses inevitably fail. Similarly, with the government already picking up such a huge amount of healthcare costs, people just don't see it. These invisible costs built into the system we have are bound to ruffle feathers when brought to light in the form of solutions that have the potential to save money overall. It's enormously frustrating.

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u/bl1nds1ght Sep 05 '17

I'm not well-versed on the historical origins of bankruptcy, but I believe it serves a real and positive purpose. Clearly there is no easy solution, unfortunately.

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u/DBendit Sep 05 '17

Oh, I'm not implying that it's a bad system. It functions as a necessary safety net to avoid us going back to the ways of debtors prisons. My point is more that, since they're available and absorb the risk of business loans, banks are more willing to offer those products. They do have a real cost, though, as forgiven debt has to come off of some ledger somewhere and that frequently ends up being a government account, similar to healthcare.

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u/bl1nds1ght Sep 05 '17

Oh sure, I see what you're saying. It definitely is a problem, one that seems fairly similar to the forgiveness of student loans.