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Taxes Quotes by Bernie Sanders

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Sanders’ tax quotes focus on fairness and protecting the vulnerable. He argues that big banks and corporations should pay a larger share, that social programs like Social Security shouldn’t be cut, and that raising the minimum wage can help many families.

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Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.

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I do believe that billionaires and multi-millionaires should be paying more in taxes.

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One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.

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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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Corporations are not going to stash their money in the Cayman Islands. We are going to reinvest in America, create jobs, make…

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What I do believe absolutely is that in the middle of a recession, the American middle class and working class needs a…

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I am not a great fan of the payroll tax holiday because I'm nervous about what it does to the future of…

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In 2001, Republicans used reconciliation to pass President Bush's $1.35 trillion tax cut that mainly benefited the wealthy.

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The deficit crisis is real and must be addressed. But it cannot be solved on the backs of the weak and vulnerable.

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I don't believe there's a red state in America where people believe you should cut Medicare, Social Security and veterans' benefits rather…

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We don't need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

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How do we say, why do you keep voting for people who are giving more tax breaks to billionaires, who are going…

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I do believe that we should substantially lower student debt in this country, which is crushing millions of people. We pay for…

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I want to break up the Wall Street banks. Hillary Clinton doesn't. I want to raise the minimum wage to 15 bucks…

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Before Congress cuts funding for Head Start, Social Security, and financial aid for college, we have got to make sure that large,…

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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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Corporations can't have it both ways. They can't tell Americans how much they want us to buy their products, but then run…

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The billionaires pay an effective tax rate lower than nurses or truck drivers. That makes no sense at all. There has to…

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In 2008, Goldman Sachs only paid 1.1 percent of its income in taxes even though it earned a profit of $2.3 billion…

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Now all of the ideas that I'm talking about, they are not radical ideas. Making public colleges and universities tuition free, that…

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The rich people are apparently leaving America. They're giving up their citizenship. These great lovers of America who made their money in…

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Every candidate running for president has got to answer the following very simple question: At a time when we need to address…

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We're not going to give tax breaks to billionaires and then cut back on the needs of our elderly or poor or…

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The future of the Democratic Party, the future of this country is involving young people in the political process, getting them to…

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The focus, to my mind, is to make sure that Donald Trump does not become president of the United States. I think…

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What kind of nation are we when we give tax breaks to billionaires, but we can't take care of the elderly and…

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Democratic socialism means, that in a democratic, civilized society, the wealthiest people and the largest corporations must pay their fair share of…

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Ford's federal income tax rate was just 2.3 percent in 2009 even though it made $3 billion in profits.

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We have to say to the billionaire class, enough is enough. You cannot have it all. You are going to pay more…

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Danes pay very high taxes, but in return enjoy a quality of life that many Americans would find hard to believe.

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If we completely repealed the estate tax, it would provide an estimated $32 billion tax break for the Walton family - the…

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It is time to tax and regulate marijuana like alcohol. It is time to end the arrests of so many people and…

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Each and every year, the United States loses an estimated $100 billion a year in tax revenues due to offshore tax abuses…

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We need real tax reform which makes the rich and profitable corporations begin to pay their fair share of taxes. We need…

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There are three major political organizations in this country: the Republican Party, the Democratic Party and the Koch Brothers Party. With billions…

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The American people want to raise the minimum wage. Every poll tells us that. That bill will not get to the floor…

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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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Republicans drove us into debt with two wars and the Bush tax cuts. Now they want to pay for that debt with…

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I am not supportive of large multi-national corporations that made billions a year in profit and don't pay a nickel in taxes,…

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