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Income Quotes by Bernie Sanders

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Do we substantially increase military spending and prepare for endless war, or make college affordable for everyone? Sanders frames wealth and income gaps as a moral problem that demands collective action. He also points out that many seniors rely on modest Social Security benefits, highlighting economic strain.

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I think the issue of income and wealth inequality is in fact a moral issue.

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I fear very much for our kids, for low income people and for seniors.

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Prescription drug prices are skyrocketing and one-third of all seniors depend on Social Security for at least 90% of their income.

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I think the media and the candidates have got to talk about why the middle class is in decline and why we…

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People understand that the economy is rigged. They're working longer hours for low wages. All new income and wealth, almost all, is…

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When the average Social Security benefit is $1328 a month, and more than one-third of our senior citizens rely on Social Security…

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Here's what income and wealth inequality is about. Last year, the top 25 hedge fund managers made more than 24 billion, enough…

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Let us wage a moral and political war against the gross wealth and income inequality... ...let us understand that when we stand…

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Instead of talking about cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we must end the absurdity of corporations not paying a nickel…

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The decision is I'm going to do everything I can to fight for the working class of this country, the low-income people…

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We live in a country where a small number of people have incredible wealth and power. America has more income and wealth…

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The basic issue of an American society which is fair, which is providing opportunity for all, is nowadays being replaced by the…

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Do we substantially increase military spending and prepare for endless war in the middle-east, or do we make college affordable for all…

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This is what income inequality means in America, and why the gap between the very rich and everyone else is growing wider.…

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I think Katrina is one more indication of how inefficient and corrupt this Administration is, and indicates the absolute lack of seriousness…

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This is a very important issue that the corporate media chooses not to talk about a whole lot, that we have an…

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Income and wealth inequality have reached obscene levels, the threat of climate change is more frightening than ever, and the billionaire class…

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People are tired of working longer hours for lower wages, of seeing decent paying jobs go to China and other low-wage countries,…

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I think everybody is in agreement that America is a great entrepreneurial nation. We have got to encourage that. Of course, we…

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We have got to make sure that every qualified American in this country who wants to go to college can go to…

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I don't want to get people nervous falling off their chairs, but Social Security is a socialist program. It's a program by…

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I will do my best to transform our trade policy and take on these corporations who want to invest in low-income countries…

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Low-income people, racial or ethnic minorities, pregnant women, seniors, people with special needs, people in rural areas - they all have a…

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In a world of massive wealth and income inequality, Europe must support Greece’s efforts to build an economy which creates more jobs…

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It would, I think, be hard for anyone to make the case that the United States is a just society or anything…

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There is far too little discussion in Washington about the collapse of the middle class , almost no discussion at all about…

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There is something fundamentally wrong about the way we [americans] are moving as a country, when billionaires are able to buy elections…

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We need a movement that says in a highly competitive global economy all of our kids who have the ability, the qualifications…

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In the United States today we have the most unequal wealth and income distribution of any major country on earth - worse…

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Today, the United States is No. 1 in corporate profits, No. 1 in CEO salaries, No. 1 in childhood poverty and No.…

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My mission is to raise incomes for hard working middle class families. If you work hard and do your part you should…

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I think the wealthiest people in America are doing phenomenally well, 52 percent of all new income generated today goes to the…

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In 2013 Citigroup had profits of $6.4 billion in the United States. They paid no federal income tax and, in fact, received…

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Trickle down economics is a fraud. Giving tax breaks to the rich and large corporations does not create jobs. It simply makes…

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They talk about class warfare -- the fact of the matter is there has been class warfare for the last thirty years.…

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The American people understand that it is grotesquely unfair - we are a society that prides itself on fairness, that prides itself…

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The truth is that political consciousness in this country is pretty low... To the degree that we can help educate and organize…

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Every person in this country who has the desire and ability should be able to get all the education they need regardless…

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If we can create a climate among people that says that any serious candidate for president, Senate, governor, [the] House is going…

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What democratic socialism is about is saying that it is immoral and wrong that the top one-tenth of 1 percent in this…

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The case to be made is that we have got to get people involved - continue to get people involved in the political process…