An Economic Agenda for America: A Conversation with Bernie Sanders
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- On February 9, the Center for Effective Public Management at Brookings hosted Senator Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, to discuss his economic policy ideas to spur growth and rebuild America’s middle class.
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A real grown up, a man worthy of respect. A human being not a puppet. Thank you Senator Sanders.
el scientifico This man is a saint I tell you. I mean imagine moving in the circles of the average congressman or senator for so long and still not have given up. Those guys are the most evil corrupt whores that have ever walked this earth. Yet Sanders still keeps on. This isn't any ordinary man I tell you but a man with serious balls, intelligence and guts.
David Watermeyer When Obama said he was going to change things everybody got excited but, nobody asked him how he was going to deal with a Congress that was bought and paid for by big business. I love what Bernie has to say but but but how does he plan to deal with a Congress that has been bought and paid for?
el scientifico well fucking said
el scientifico Absolutely! That is what I said too when I first saw the man, a real saint! But will these changes come down to Virginia, the capital of the old confederacy? This state is so bassackward, that I don't think it'll ever change, I wish I could move out to a more progressive place! I think this place is slowly killing me. I pray that Bernie becomes the president, no one else running or basically ever ran should deserve to be president of the USA! I will not deign to vote for anyone else.
ALLEN KREYMBORG a saint? he advocates more theft, more fascism, more government ... he's just another fucking commie!
Guys... Socialism, as the name states, is Social, it means that People/Society/Nation come first, then the individual, it is the complete antithesis of Capitalism, where the individual comes first, then society.
Bernie is a Democratic Socialist, which is basically the political view most common in Europe, which essentially means that he still believes in capitalism, but that capitalism must be controlled and regulated to serve the needs of the people, not just serve themselves at the cost of everything else.
Now, I wonder, what is wrong with that?
"Government of the people, by the people, for the people ..."
SoulRippster taxes are theft!
Michiel Van Kets Explain.
SoulRippster as if it's anything else ... if you can't figure out these things on your own, I'm not going to waste my time on you!
Michiel Van Kets Clearly you don't want to waste time since you just spew a few words hoping that people look at it and nod as if it means something. I won't.
SoulRippster as if you can deny that taxes are theft
God, please everyone vote Bernie Sanders for President. And tell your friends to do the same.
The People's Temple mass suicide cult claimed Jim Jones was Jesus Christ almighty. What would lead us to believe you aren't basically the same sort of idiotic glassy eyed suicide cultist?
Jim Scribner there is no evidence or legitimate claim that says so. He used god in a context stating that he wishes him to make people vote for Bernie and making their friends. He never said that Bernie is Jesus Christ’s almighty. You are taking his comment way out off context and off logic
Let's vote for kim Jong un or ping from China
OVERTURN CITIZEN'S UNITED!!!!!!!
abso-fuckin-lutely
I'm feelin the BERN
Senator Sanders tells TRUTH backed by facts. Hopefully, we will see him in the future in debates. He has my vote. He has put his "platform" out on Utube for all to see and rebut, if they can. The more I see of him, the more I like him. He's got my vote and I would be happy to donate to his campaign!
Same here. Unfortunately truth backs by facts doesn't really mean a lot today. Sooner than later, someone will accuse him of being misleading or just rambling. But it seems like he generally tells it like really is and should be talked about. That, I know I'm not the only one who feels the same. I really hope he runs just to keep the good issues relevant. That alone would be a service.
Arturo Tinoco Don't get cynical! This message resonates and can't be dismissed out of hand. If we all get behind Bernie and support this campaign who knows what can happen?
Arturo Tinoco I think he will win. I think he can win. People are fed up with the same old same old. They got the same old same old with Obama. Now it's time for a real change. Not just false promises.
Carol Eblen I agree. I'm tired of the misdirection, name calling, and childish behavior. I'm voting for Sanders because he's running a clean campaign focused on the issues. Not name calling, not foolishness. He's offering real answers to real problems.
What is this, 1952? Senator McCarthy, is that you?
I don't live in America... How can I vote for this guy?
ComplyMusic - Dubstep you can't vote, but you can still influence the american politics. in america multinational corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money into the political system. Start a company and since companys are people (lol) you can start a superpac and run ads.
ComplyMusic - Dubstep Unfortunately, although you do not live in the country the fate of your native economy may depend on the future actions of those in control of international policy, and the US military. Although there is no way for you to vote in our elections I believe you should be allowed to, since (as the possibly erroneous narrative goes) your life will be effected by our choice of president.
ComplyMusic - Dubstep donate money ..
ComplyMusic - Dubstep you can vote in absentia. There is a form you have to fill out. Google it
Justin Greenough thats true we have followed USA to our ,poverty .oz
He is gonna win because he actually cares..
I.K. he cares about the government and nothing else!
Michiel Van Kets How so?
Gabe Gossett
as if he doesn't ... just look at who's paying for his campaign; the government unions
look at what he's promising; more taxes!
He seems to believe that he can use the authority of government to create a more fair market, and therefor assume taxes are necessary. Do you not believe in government?
In order to gain a clear and just idea of the design and end of government, let us suppose a small number of persons settled in some sequestered part of the earth, unconnected with the rest; they will then represent the first peopling of any country, or of the world. In this state of natural liberty, society will be their first thought. A thousand motives will excite them thereto; the strength of one man is so unequal to his wants, and his mind so unfitted for perpetual solitude, that he is soon obliged to seek assistance and relief of another, who in his turn requires the same. Four or five united would be able to raise a tolerable dwelling in the midst of a wilderness, but one man might labour out the common period of life without accomplishing any thing; when he had felled his timber he could not remove it, nor erect it after it was removed; hunger in the mean time would urge him to quit his work, and every different want would call him a different way. Disease, nay even misfortune, would be death; for, though neither might be mortal, yet either would disable him from living, and reduce him to a state in which he might rather be said to perish than to die.
Thus necessity, like a gravitating power, would soon form our newly arrived emigrants into society, the reciprocal blessings of which would supersede, and render the obligations of law and government unnecessary while they remained perfectly just to each other; but as nothing but Heaven is impregnable to vice, it will unavoidably happen that in proportion as they surmount the first difficulties of emigration, which bound them together in a common cause, they will begin to relax in their duty and attachment to each other: and this remissness will point out the necessity of establishing some form of government to supply the defect of moral virtue.
Do your part and share the video. I've shared his videos with just 4 people so far, but I'm going to continue and if you guys do it too then maybe momentum can be built.
ImpassableGuardJJ Share and donate!
Now, tell me again why anyone in their right mind wouldn't vote for Bernie Sanders?
Enough is enough. I don't care what those of you that think you know it all have to say. I'm with Bernie all the way. I'm in it to win it. I want the government of the people , for the people to endure.
I'll be voting for Bernie. Already donated a little.
The People's Temple mass suicide cult claimed Jim Jones was Jesus Christ almighty. What would lead us to believe you aren't basically the same sort of idiotic glassy eyed suicide cultist?
He really blew me away at the moment he said: "This is what media does, they are into speculation, forgive me but I am not interessted in speculation."
That is the kind of politican the World needs, some one who is intrerested only in getting SH!T DONE, not idle chatter.
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+robsan21 I support
***** Your comment has left me speechless!!!!!!!!!!!! I would normally call you a bad name but in this case, I have a sense that you are simply young and not informed. I would love for you to truly keep an open mind about what I am about to tell you.
First of all Taxes are important. Why? Because we get services in return that make our lives easier. Taxes pay for public schools, police, firemen, military, medicare, roads, infrastructure etc. These are basic things that are granted to all Americans regardless of how much money we make. Everyone needs to pitch in so we can benefit from them.
Second. Bernie Sanders doesn't just "give to the poor". Let me explain. Have you ever heard that expression "It takes money to make money"? Ok, so think about this, there are people in this country right now who want to make more money. But they can't because they are barely just getting by. Bernie is proposing services that allow the poor to have the opportunity to get out of poverty. Get it? He is proposing free college, so that a poor kid actually has the opportunity to get a better job and make a better life for himself.
But most importantly Sanders is proposing fairness. Look kid, most of the ultra rich ruling class makes so much money by screwing you over. If you end up at the hospital and your health insurance doesn't want to pay for it, you are getting screwed. After all, you did give them money. Same with the banks, because you had to pay for your medical bill, now you owe the banks. Now the banks get to decide at what interest rate to charge you. These are just an example of greedy corporations that need to be regulated by the government. They need to stop screwing over people. Also because we have such powerful corporations in this country they literally bribe our politicians, and hence they control our government to a large extent (By the way Donald Trump has admitted to donating to politicians before) He is part of those who bribe our politicians. This is clearly a huge problem. Do you know what happened in 2008? Wall Street crashed. Why? In simple words, they were gambling with our money and lost. So that was a huge loss to our economy. And what happened? Well Wall Street bribed Politicians to pass a bill that would make the American Taxpayer pay for Wall Street's gambling. We literally Bailed them out. This is the very reason why they must pay their fare share, precisely for crashing our economy. That is what Bernie primarily wants to do.
Also, I find it EXTREMELY ironic on your behalf that you mentioned JFK. Did you not know that JFK was a socialist? He didn't call himself one but he wanted to tax the wealthy (anyone who made more than $300,000 a year) 90%! He wanted to use that money to created programs to help the poor! Why did you think he was assassinated? He was a threat to rich and powerful. Just like Bernie is right now. I wouldn't be surprised if Bernie ends up dead because of this. You also mentioned Martin Luther King, who surprise was also a socialist! He believed in equality after all.
Also, there has ALWAYS been war, poverty and political division. However, yes you are right the middle class has been declining since around the 80's. Wouldn't you suppose Ronald Reagan's tax cuts for the wealthy had anything to do with it? Don't you see our government since the Reagan era has been in support of the wealthy and the powerful. It is time to have a government that works for the average day Americans, don't you think?
Here's a tip (Because you mentioned how you want someone who motivates people). It is precisely those types of politicians you want to avoid. They are usually the ones who just care about winning and surround their campaign around the idea of motivating people, filling their heads with patriotic rhetoric to distract from their real intentions. Why don't you instead, actually pay attention to their plan of action. How much do they know about economics? How much do they know about international trade? How much do they know about other countries? How do they feel about war? What will they do to improve education? What will do to make new jobs? Stop falling for the "image" trump represents. Because that's all he is. He is a marketing genius, but he is empty inside, he has no reasonable specific plans and no experience. How is it possible that anyone can support him and let him get one of the most important jobs in the world? Don't you think you should elect someone who cares about average day to day Americans? Do you seriously think Donald Trump actually cares about you? He doesn't want to be president because he cares about you. He wants to be president because the guy loves power! The guy loves attention. On the other hand, Bernie Sanders has a strong record in consistently supporting middle class Americans. Plus Bernie Sanders grew up in poverty so he can relate to struggling Americans. On the other hand, Donald Trump has no idea what it's like to be middle class. His father was a millionaire, he didn't make all that money on his own! This is not a rags to riches story! The guy lives in a completely different world than you. Its sad that poor people support someone who really has no empathy. It reminds me of peasants bowing down to the rich Kings.
+Carlos “LordCarlos” Patrick TROLL DOLL
Senator Sanders begins talking at 3.30 "What I learned as a kid was what lack of money does to a family." How well he speaks. Clear and benign.
The People's Temple mass suicide cult claimed Jim Jones was Jesus Christ almighty. What would lead us to believe you aren't basically the same sort of idiotic glassy eyed suicide cultist?
Bernie Sanders is a diamond in the rough!
The People's Temple mass suicide cult claimed Jim Jones was Jesus Christ almighty. What would lead us to believe you aren't basically the same sort of idiotic glassy eyed suicide cultist?
This is one of the best one-hour presentations of Sanders' campaign issues that I have seen.
USA, please elect this man.
The People's Temple mass suicide cult claimed Jim Jones was Jesus Christ almighty. What would lead us to believe you aren't basically the same sort of idiotic glassy eyed suicide cultist?
I admire this man's bravery more than I have of any living person in my life.
I can't wait to see what happens next....I'm putting my money behind this man, my time too....he is what I've been wishing politicians would be all my life.....and I voted for JFK.....This man is a miracle.
The People's Temple mass suicide cult claimed Jim Jones was Jesus Christ almighty. What would lead us to believe you aren't basically the same sort of idiotic glassy eyed suicide cultist?
If everyone who says "He can't win. It can't be done." Remember, the same thing was said about abolishing slavery and women winning the right to vote.
HE CAN WIN! IT CAN BE DONE!
BUT IT WILL TAKE ALL OUR EFFORTS TO DO IT!
www.berniesanders.com
Good. Better. Best. Never let them rest, ‘til your good is better, and your better Best. Bernie Sanders is the best Presidential 2016 candidate!
Wake up if you haven't already. Bernie 2020!
This coming Presidential, and other following elections are a major crossroads for the US and the world. Bernie Sanders is the way to go.
Worth repeating what another viewer wrote: "Bernie is a Democratic Socialist, which essentially means that he still believes in capitalism, but that capitalism must be controlled and regulated to serve the needs of the people, not just serve themselves at the cost of everything else. This is an excellent way to have a healthy society, care for one another and the planet.
A real man with common sense ideas that would work if we vote for them.
Gotta love Bernie!
Speaking of trickle-down... It was David Stockman, Ronnie Raygun's (zap!) budget director, who invented the idea of, and coined the term "trickle-down economics". Back in the 90's the journalist David Frost (to the best of my recollection), conducted a long interview with David Stockman. I cannot find the interview, but I have no doubt it is on TH-cam somewhere. In the interview, Stockman describes telling Reagan about this new concept, "trickle-down economics" that he had come up with. Reagan was overjoyed and started talking about it in his speeches. It was Reagan's way to justify his own green-lighting of the economic rape of middle class America by the predatory rich. Then, in the interview, Stockman said that he later (a year later, as I recall) told Reagan that after further reflection, he realized that he was wrong about the idea of "trickle-down". Stockman told Reagan that it was an incorrect theory and that things don't actually work that way, but that Reagan had seized on the idea and clung to it for the rest of his time in office. I am amazed that "conservatives" still try to foist this idea on the American people. Personally, I find the term itself, let alone the core concept, offensive. To me, the term "trickle-down" conjures up the image of the Koch brothers pissing into a marble-filled funnel, the neck of which has been forcibly shoved down the throat of the American middle class and working class. It is obscene.
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WOW.. I have been supporting him but had no idea about his entire story of how he got to where he is. This only gives me more hope for his run for president. He has overcome so many obstacles and beaten so many odds. Let's keep it rolling progressives.! Fellin' The Bern.!!
Shelbizleee yahhhhhhhhhhhhh Bernie
Shelbizleee TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016
The two wrongs wouldn't align to a right. If the billionaires' stolen wealth were confiscated, would it be returned to its rightful owners? Or just transferred to a larger number of smaller thieves? Sanders and his audience are clamoring for a systematic ideological disregard of private property. A far worse evil than billionaire property thefts.The guy isn’t going to be president, aside from being an avowed Socialist, is little known outside of the most liberal of circles. Sanders is 73 yrs old, by the time election comes around he'll be 75. In 8 yrs he'll be 83. This crazy old man is nothing more than a distraction. Even the Democrats know he's delusional! I can't imagine putting this whack job in charge of anything, let alone the entire country. It will be an entertaining show though, for sure!
I'M A CONSERVATIVE ...
B/C NOT EVERY ONE CAN BE A FREELOADER...
SOMEONE HAS TO PAY THE BILLS.
Good for you. I'll continue being a progressive because I think the less fortunate deserve a chance to get back on their feet.
160 hours a month (4x40 a week) at minimum wage (7.25) yields 1160 income, less 15% of tax in that bracket = 986. "Legal" studio apartment rent on outskirts of NYC costs 880(probably higher now), it's a box 40x40 ft, plus bathroom. How can a growing youth that just got out of college support him/her self and leave the family nest making that salary? get a better job? sure! McDonalds: you lack experience to become assistant manager that gets paid 9$/h and pretty much every one else says the same. Social slots are held unnecessarily long as well, youth can't progress at it's normal paste because they are artificially slowed down. With such salaries it's impossible to make and support children. There is going to be a major population decline in next generation, and than our descents will be forced to buy children from China and India.
Senator Bernie Sanders, you are great . Regarding climate change : real cause for climate change is agriculture for meat production . Many independent research is already published about this . Best wishes, senator Bernie Sanders .
Great Speech .Every human work is valuable and necessary . Bernie Sanders for President 2016 .
He doesn't smile much. But the guy with the broadest smile is the used car salesman who is trying to sell me an overpriced lemon. That guy is not thinking of me but he is thinking of his own pocketbook.
We need to get out and do some canvassing, today I had the cable guy come and work on my service..HE DID NOT KNOW WHO BERNIE SANDERS WAS. Word of mouth, talk about him with friends and family. Tell them what he stands for. He's not a corporate puppet, good point to bring up. Tell your friends and neighbours about this web site. WORD OF MOUTH. Please help get this man elected.
All these comments; from 4 years ago! PLEASE! So much has changed, even Bernie by a little bit; hard to believe there was actually some areas for improvement! PLEASE! Everyone; double or triple your efforts! #BERNIE2020
They are the few. We are the many.
President Sanders, 2016. Hope floats with him, and no other candidate can say that. O'Malley for VP would be a dream team for the citizenS of the United States of America.
I keep watching Bernie's videos and more i want him to be president. vote for Bernie , I will vote for him.
Not an oligarchy, Bernie, we live in a plutocracy. It's similar, though... Alas, Americans are generally very timorous, hence the tendency to go conservative...
I wish someone could do something about "virtual outsourcing"...meaning software jobs....its not physical manufacturing plants...but 10's of thousands of jobs have been lost because companies send work to india and other places.. ANY job that gets outsourced should be looked at in regards to its impact here on employment and or unemployment.
Scandinavia is not socialist, they are a purely capitalist state with high taxes and welfare. There is very little government run industry in the Nordic countries. The prime minister of Denmark actually asked Bernie to stop calling them Socialist because THEY ARENT
#SandersAtBrookings is a thing!
If you support Bernie be sure to donate on his campaign site! With no corporate funding, financial support from individuals is what he needs most to get on the ticket! I donate $10.00 a month and the average donation is only $40.00, but he's making great strides! Every little bit matters! berniesanders.com/
wow. From the perspective of someone living in Europe I can say the social and economic problems Sanders describes here do not only exist in the US alone. Some migrate from the US to my country, some just exist wherever there is a "western" free market capitalism economy/government model. The rich just get richer at the expense of the poor who compose 99% of the society by comparison (to the rich). anyone that for some reason falls behind is left behind. I would wish more politicians not just in the US but also in my own country (and worldwide) spoke critically out about the failings of capitalism and would not prepared to leave people behind any more.
The definitive Bernie Sanders. And you know what, nothing's changed in 2019. Nor has it changed since the 1950's. Consistency is a very good thing, and the fact that it's in our favor even better.
Like he said. THE PEOPLE have to get together and stand together with him. It doesn't matter if your a republican or a democrat, we all can't afford collage.
If you are a member of the 99% working class of America and don't think Bernie Sanders is all about you on a very personal basis I find it hard not to think you are at least a little bit crazy. But you define yourself. If you buy into the propaganda that he's too old just watch the way he casually walks though his speech with import, energy, and bold face emotion. This is the man every working class person in this country absolutely must vote for without reservation.
I'm very impressed by Bernie. He is 💯 right. I live in a Comunist country.n socialism country. This is not comunismo . This the only guy I ever see in my country and here that want the best for America. my respect. Go Bernie
Please vote for Bernie. It's about time someone won the presidency who actually cares about the real issues, not just lining their pockets.
For such an outspoken liberal, #Bernie has managed to grow and maintain a constituency in one of the most conservative districts in the country. Why? Because he has personal and professional integrity like that of no person I've seen run for office since Jimmy Carter. Senator Sanders is a true Social Justice Warrior.
I want Bernie. I think he needs to be careful about who's Vice President. I also like Elizabeth Warren and I think she's right about not wanting to run President or be Vice President. She can do so much more where she is.
It is unavoidable that income inequality and no well-paying jobs for the working people to destroy our economy sooner or later. Senator Sanders may be the only hope we have to stop this insanity while both parties have been taken over by imprudent billionaires who have no sense of history to realize that working people will rise against an economic system like this, most violently, when pushed without any limit. The same way FDR saved this nation once Sanders hopefully would save it from another generation of reckless and unemphatic few who have taken over the nation.
It is capitalism that is the antithesis of a democracy. When people say capitalism they imply that it is 'free' and without strings, a 'free market' and so on...they really mean they they want the dividends to come in, without much thought about the rules of operation which congress sets. Capitalism is regulated by the rules politicians set.
thank you for my clean teeth :) you saved my life.
Pro Sanders. 1 vote.
Saudi's military spending has since increased to 3rd since this Speech. It literally got that much worse in a few months.
A great man like Bernie will make great President ,real words not the typical bullcrap you hear from all the other candidates
A man with these beliefs does not come by too often, please don't miss your chance for a better life for your children. words from a caring northern friend.
Socialism is individualism freedom? nope its collectivism. The middle class is in decline because of socialism. How about more free markets?
I hope he is elected! even if he isn't I am ecstatic that his message is getting some real press and I can only hope that maybe others like him will get involved. It's gonna take some time but I honestly feel that if we keep on speaking up we will see change.
It is clear to me that Bernie believes in the "Golden Rule" do on to other as you want done on to you. Please vote Bernie Sanders. I feel the burn😀
If days are numbered. TRUTH lives beyond.
Bernie, you're the man! I love you! :D Please elect this wonderful man!
He wonts a Castro economy for America but I dont see Americans going there
Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! :)
He seem to know what he is talking about. nothing like some of the other candidates on the republican side
If he wins and actually does what he says he wants to do - everything would change
bernie!! vote for this great man!! #2016
You know someone is giving you the truth when it terrifies you just as equally as it gives you hope.
THE CORPORATE MEDIA IS IGNORING HIM ,PITY , HE,S YOUR ONLY HOPE AMERICA !
Glad to see a man with some convictions.press on for decent americans.
He is the answer to America's economic problems!
If we are going to be in this together (nation), we demand income equality. The planet can't take one more president that will allow the abuse to continue and strengthen.
I love Him..USA
.& Dalai Lama
Extraordinary. Prophetic.
Watching this in 2017. Still believe the things he speaks of here can and must be accomplished.
Very important video to watch regarding Bernie's philosophy and political positions!
Mr Sanders you just got my vote and ten more people i convicted that you are the man!!
I love Bernie. Plain and simple.
He is the answer to America's economic problems!
As a person from Ireland and someone who is familiar with European politics I can tell you this guy is on the money and everything he says is true!
I have nothing against entrepreneurial spirit and free markets economics. This is what grows an economy and creates jobs. Even Scandinavia got rich through enterprise. Sweden was one of the poorest economies in Europe not so long ago. It innovated, became efficient and prospered. I have a problem with unregulated capitalism. This is what caused the economic crash of 2008 and put millions of Americans out of work. I also have a problem when wages of working people are not kept in line with rising costs of living and when Americans have to work two or three jobs just to make ends meet when corporations pay zero in taxes. This kind of free enterprise does the majority of a population. It creates what is know as a plutonomy-not a democracy. I am also of the view that education and healthcare are a human right and that corporations should not be in the business of making a profit off of sick people or allowing families to go bankrupt or lose their houses because they get sick. In short I am for social democracy i.e. what Bernie Sanders is for. Free enterprise that creates jobs for everyone with a social contract to protect the needs of everyone and the most vulnerable. And everyone still gets to live in freedom...
I appreciate your response. I also fully admit I am better at politics than economics. i don't have a finance or economics degree-and I wish I had. So in some respects I don't have the economic knowledge to come back at you. I do have an M.A. in International Studies and have studied American pharmaceutical companies and how they work. Can you answer me with a clean conscience that you think people who can't afford healthcare should be allowed die on the street because they can't afford to pay? In my opinion healthcare is a human right and it is unfathomable that America is the richest country in the world and 50 million people have no health insurance. Take a look at this link I discovered as part of my thesis www.cptech.org/ip/health/politics/revolvingdoor.html. You will see the revolving door between congress and the healthcare industry. At the end of the day I am not an expert but it seems that lobbyists in Washington get everything they want-including the ability to raise the price of health products and health insurance to whatever price they want whenever they want. This is really disgusting to me. Human life is priceless in my eyes. I really want to agree we are on the same side here. I really want to think I am trying to help. No other western developed country allows unregulated healthcare prices. I have looked at every other western country on this-Japan, Western Europe, Canada, Australia etc. It is clear that healthcare companies are out to make a profit and don't give a damn about the American public. I agree with you about the federal reserve as well but it seems part of the problem was the dissolution of the glass-steagall act in America. As Elizabeth Warren has claimed, when this was in place, people's savings were off limits to the banking industry and there were more protections. This period represented the most prosperous time in American economics, although there were more reasons for this than glass-steagal. So I don't think you can say everything is about interest rates. It seems like part of it was the fact that Wallstreet knew it could get access to customers money and they didn't care if they made a loss because they knew the government would bail them out. Who has bailed out people and families who have lost their homes? Who is caring for people who have no health insurance while these guys continue with their lives just as before? I am furious at all of this injustice. And I am not coming to you as some extreme socialist. I happen to be a catholic. There is a lot of connection between Ireland and America and I have a lot of Irish American friends. I just feel like you guys have really gotten screwed over the past 30 years and I would like to see the average American able to live in a little more security and social justice. And by the way don't even start me with Donald Trump. He claims to want to help America and he is not even for raising the minimum wage. How is that going to help working families? Not raising the minimum wage in line with costs of living and inflation in my country is illegal!
boss moment at 59:30 ish
I can #FeelTheBern all the way from Denmark ;)
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I absolutely believe that public funding of elections is the single most important issue currently facing this country.
Until the runaway train of cost for a national candidacy is brought completely under control, our government, and truly our economy and society, are going to be increasingly more owned by the wealthy. Not only the wealthy who are actually citizens of this country, but eventually any person wealthy enough to pay out of pocket for a candidate's "right to run."
And who are these candidates beholden to then?
Bernie stars at 3:20.
Very proud Vermonter here. This stuff can bring us to tears. Another first may be in the record books for our little state, which has a great deal to be proud of. Tobias Brown, Jericho, Vermont.
Amazing and moving. Anyone with a head between his shoulders can relate to what he is saying. If this guy is elected the States and the World will be a better place. One can only dream!
Bernie Sanders...He's the guy that makes you think "Gee I wish I'd said that"! Thank you Senator.
Genesis 12:3 And I will bless those who bless you, And the one who curses you I will curse. And in you all the families of the earth will be blessed."
This is who we need running our nation. An hour of your time will be well-spent learning who he is and what his ideas are to bring our country back into the hands of those it was meant to serve! th-cam.com/video/tvYjMJrF2hQ/w-d-xo.html
Thank you, Bernie Sanders -- it's great to know that you decided to run and are raising these issues in a major way. I can't wait until the debates begin and you're able to raise these issues at a national level and bring prominence to your campaign!
The presenters head doesn't match his body. Look at his little hands and feet hahah
....Bernie 2k16, yo!
there is no such thing as leaning more towards socialism. THE DEFINING CHARACTERISTICS OF SOCIALISM IS THE NATIONALIZATION OF INDUSTRIES - CAPITALISM IS DEFINED BY THE PREVALENCE OF A FREE MARKET. Scandinavian countries have freer markets than America - they cannot be socialist when the fundaments of their economy is based in capitalism. It isn’t a spectrum - socialism REQUIRES the nationalization of industries- capitalism demands a free market. Scandinavian countries do not fit the socialist framework- they are, as attested to by their prime ministers, NOT socialist countries. The administration of the Scandinavian countries have said plenty of times that they are NOT socialist. It’s very simple.
There is no small “s” socialism - the Nordic countries are capitalist. The Scandinavian leaders have said several times that they are not socialist IN DIRECT RESPONSE to Bernie falsely claiming they are. He does not understand either capitalism, socialism or the Nordic model
Bernie 2016
As long as we let employers replace people for robots and machines and self service ;,,/volunteer work. And contribution there will always be unemployment make employers pay at least ,,,50%ot what they're saving by not hiring people and let them pay ssa SSI and income tax texed.
Why don't ANYONE ever use the word "price gouging" Now it is called profit? Profit is legal and price gouging is opinion?
+petro062 There is a difference, and it's qualitative, so isn't easy to pin down. Price gouging happens when competition for a resource outpaces its scarcity - it doesn't even necessarily need a monopoly, so long as any sort of resource is being fully utilized, you have the opportunity to manipulate the market, either in cooperation with other businesses or by exploiting under-served or cheaply dominated areas, as when someone exploits a lack of public transportation and places high price lines for their business in poorer neighborhoods. The real reason all those convenience stores in poorer areas have a market isn't luxury, it's that people literally might not have time in the day to do their shopping if they don't have a car.
The solution is to either regulate for the sake of consumers, or keep pace with demand for a resource by increasing its production. Both has its place, both have consequences depending on what that resource is. Either way, I think a good place to draw the line between price gouging and profit is when one or both interventions can improve the situation and grow the economy past exploitation.
Am I greedy recently I've come to find? I want alot more +Pluss thing's run out alot more than you think? It's Better to work rather than think you've made it. I deserve what I worked for! If you happen to get any of that your Lucky? When it comes to Weed I want alot more! So being's how I want to smoke more... Until it isn't an issue not willing to share and greedy is obviously Pluss can I get a toke off your joint?
I still can't believe Americans feel is OK to pay 6,000 times more for prescription medications than other countries.GO GET THEM BERNIE
All those who are behind Bernie Sanders, better make sure you know your State's Primary Voting Rules! If he runs in the Primary as a Democrat, then you must be registered as a Democrat in Closed Party Registration States. Few States are 'open' states where you do not have to claim a party to register to vote and can vote in either primary. KNOW YOUR RULES and DO IT IN TIME.
Compare Bernie's Policies to Roosevelt's New Deal . It worked then and it will work now !
rooseveltinstitute.org/policy-and-ideasroosevelt-historyfdr/new-deal
I vote for Bernie even thou i know he won' get anything done against the RepubliCrats in the senates, the house, congress... Koch brothers, Warren Buffet, ATT, Comcast, Apple, Monsanto.... and all the idiots working class who vote against their best interest!
The people who vilify Sanders for being a socialist should take a moment to understand that we have a socialist country on our northern border, Canada, our largest trading partner. Opponents of socialism use China as an example of socialism as an evil, forgetting about countries such as Denmark, Finland, Ireland, New Zealand and the Netherlands. China's brand of socialism scarcely fits the definition as it tramples the will of it's people. People are starting to wake up to the reality of unfettered capitalism and how in the end, ironically, our government has come to treat people as assets, trampling people just like China has done. GO BERNIE!
I don't know what to think- whether to vote for Mr Trump, or Bernie Sanders. Sanders is of the right mindset and has a great record but.. will he really change things, or will he end up just gridlocked and compromising? I feel like Trump *will* change things, no doubt. But whether for the very noticeable better or the very noticeable and tangible worse, is unknown to me. Never mind the rest. We need radicalism in a radical age. But which?
An argument against legalized theft should not be construed as an argument against helping one's fellow man in need. Charity is a noble instinct; theft legal or illegal is despicable. Or, put another way: reaching into one's own pocket to assist his fellow man is noble and worthy of praise. Reaching into another person's pocket to assist one's fellow man is despicable and worthy of condemnation.
For the Christians among us, socialism and the welfare state must be seen as sinful. When God gave Moses the commandment "Thou shalt not steal", I'm sure He didn't mean thou shalt not steal unless there's a majority vote. And, I'm sure that if you asked God if it's okay just being a recipient of stolen property, He would deem that a sin as well.
Unfortunately, even Mr. Sanders misses the core problem of economic growthism, which includes the tenet that the economy can/must grow indefinitely in a finite physical world. Wealth redistribution is only effective and pragmatic to a point. It mainly comes down to the artificial value of money and the depletion of natural resources, which money-growth depends on. Without fossil fuels (which are capital, not income) the global economy and population would never have gotten this large.