I think that that is dead wrong and I have let the leadership of the Democrats know that, i want to see more of them. Bernie Sanders More Quotes by Bernie Sanders More Quotes From Bernie Sanders The American people understand that we need real change in this country, in my view, a political revolution, which says to the people on top, "You know what, you guys can't have it all." Bernie Sanders political-revolutionrealcountry ...Poverty in America today leads not only to anxiety, unhappiness, discomfort and a lack of material goods. It leads to death. Poverty in America today is a death sentence for tens and tens of thousands of our people. Bernie Sanders anxietyamericapeople Student debt is crushing the lives of millions of Americans. How does it happen that we can get a home mortgage or purchase a car with interest rates half of that being paid for student loans? We must make higher education affordable for all. We must substantially lower interest rates on student loans. This must be a national priority. Bernie Sanders crushcarhome What the people here have said is that given the enormous crises facing our country, it is just too late for the same old, same old establishment politics and establishment economics. Bernie Sanders too-latecountrypeople Trickle down economics is a fraud. Giving tax breaks to the rich and large corporations does not create jobs. It simply makes the rich richer, enlarges the deficit and increases income and wealth inequality. We need economic policies which benefit working families, not the billionaire class. Bernie Sanders classjobsgiving My path to victory is to talk about the issues that impact the lives of millions of Americans. Bernie Sanders impactissuesvictory We cannot go back to a racist, sexist, homophobic, Islamophobic type of society. Bernie Sanders sexisttyperacist The light bulb going off in my head was a fear that in this pivotal moment in history, when America faces so many serious problems, when the middle class and working class of this country are being decimated, that there were not voices out there representing the tens of millions of people who needed a voice. And the idea of going through a campaign where there is not a serious discussion about the most important issues facing America, where there are not voices out there representing people who are hurting - that seemed to me unacceptable. Bernie Sanders lighthurtcountry We can have paid family and medical leave. We can make public colleges and universities tuition-free. These are not revolutionary, radical ideas. They're kind of common sense. Bernie Sanders common-sensecollegeideas People understand that the economy is rigged. They're working longer hours for low wages. All new income and wealth, almost all, is going to the people on top. Bernie Sanders incomewagespeople The disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region. Bernie Sanders regionsinvasioniraq I happen to believe that we should move to a Medicare-for-all single-payer system, similar to what other countries around the world have. Bernie Sanders believecountrymoving It is time to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. It is time to end the arrests of so many people and the destruction of so many lives for possessing marijuana. Bernie Sanders marijuanaalcoholpeople As a nation, there are many issues we don`t talk about, we just don`t talk about, push them under the rug. Poverty is one of those issues. Bernie Sanders povertynationsissues We can`t allow racism and xenophobia to gain traction. Bernie Sanders xenophobiagainsracism I don't think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability that we're seeing right now. I think that was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the modern history of the United States. Bernie Sanders iraqlevelsthinking One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes. Bernie Sanders corporationsfourpay The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement is a continuation of other disastrous trade agreements, like NAFTA, CAFTA, and permanent normal trade relations with China. Bernie Sanders partnershipnormalagreement Experience is not the only point, judgment is. And once again, back in 2002, when we both [with Hillary Clinton] looked at the same evidence about the wisdom of the war in Iraq, one of us voted the right way and one of us didn't. Bernie Sanders iraqwarway In community after community, there are unemployment rates among young African-Americans of 30 to 40 percent. Thirty to 40 percent! Kids have no jobs, they have no future. That is an issue that has got to be dealt with simultaneously as we deal with police brutality, voter suppression and the other attacks that are taking place on the African-American community. Bernie Sanders issuesjobskids
