Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to billionaires, but we can't take care of the elderly and… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We don't need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We have to say to the billionaire class, enough is enough. You cannot have it all. You are going to pay more… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Ford's federal income tax rate was just 2.3 percent in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Instead of talking about cuts in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, we must end the absurdity of corporations not paying a nickel… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I am not a great fan of the payroll tax holiday because I'm nervous about what it does to the future of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Before Congress cuts funding for Head Start, Social Security, and financial aid for college, we have got to make sure that large,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
People are tired of working longer hours for lower wages, of seeing decent paying jobs go to China and other low-wage countries,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
How do we say, why do you keep voting for people who are giving more tax breaks to billionaires, who are going… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I do believe that we should substantially lower student debt in this country, which is crushing millions of people. We pay for… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Most of us have not heard about Master Limited Partnerships. These special financing arrangements allow oil and gas investors to avoid paying… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
This is what class warfare looks like: The Business Roundtable - representing Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JP Morgan Chase and others… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
At a time of massive inequality, I think we can raise substantial sums of revenue to address the needs of working families,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Now all of the ideas that I'm talking about, they are not radical ideas. Making public colleges and universities tuition free, that… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The focus, to my mind, is to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States. I think… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We're not going to give tax breaks to billionaires and then cut back on the needs of our elderly or poor or… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What I do believe absolutely is that in the middle of a recession, the American middle class and working class needs a… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Corporations are not going to stash their money in the Cayman Islands. We are going to reinvest in America, create jobs, make… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
If we completely repealed the estate tax, it would provide an estimated $32 billion tax break for the Walton family - the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Each and every year, the United States loses an estimated $100 billion a year in tax revenues due to offshore tax abuses… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
It is time to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. It is time to end the arrests of so many people and… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I have a lot of respect for President Obama. I consider him a friend. I disagree with him on issues like the… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Trickle down economics is a fraud. Giving tax breaks to the rich and large corporations does not create jobs. It simply makes… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The American people want to raise the minimum wage. Every poll tells us that. That bill will not get to the floor… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In 2008, Goldman Sachs only paid 1.1 percent of its income in taxes even though it earned a profit of $2.3 billion… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
So what I have said with regard to Boeing and GE and other multinationals that pay zero taxes, you know what we're… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I am not supportive of large multi-national corporations that made billions a year in profit and don't pay a nickel in taxes,… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I do believe that billionaires and multi-millionaires should be paying more in taxes. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I don't believe there's a red state in America where people believe you should cut Medicare, Social Security and veterans' benefits rather… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The billionaires pay an effective tax rate lower than nurses or truck drivers. That makes no sense at all. There has to… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Corporations can't have it both ways. They can't tell Americans how much they want us to buy their products, but then run… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in this country-when… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
As the longest serving Independent in the history of the United States Congress, as somebody who came into office by defeating an incumbent Democratic… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What Wall Street and credit card companies are doing is really not much different from what gangsters and loan sharks do who make predatory… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
What we have got to do immediately is to say that racism and xenophobia is totally unacceptable and we will stand with the 1… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
In 1999, Hoffmann-LaRoche paid a $500 million criminal fine for leading a worldwide conspiracy to fix prices for certain vitamins. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We need a strategy. And the goal is to bring millions of people together. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
We are living at a time where a handful of people have wealth beyond comprehension - huge yachts, jet planes, tens of billions of… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks an hour.… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
Hillary Clinton wants to see that all Americans have the right to choose a public option in their health care exchange. — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
If you want to know if your food contains gluten, aspartame, high fructose corn syrup, trans-fats or MSG, you simply read the ingredients listed… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image