An Economic Agenda for America: 12 Steps Forward

[@RobMoldovan]

Excellent speech and just plain common sense. Bernie is a straight talking man who won't be bought by any special interest group and is the person we need to run this country. I can't imagine if he decides to run how many billions Corporations and billionaires would spend to assure he is defeated. Others out there need to wake up and support this man and pledge they won't have their vote bought by the rich.

[@s.kayskelly4600]

Standing ovation for Bernie!!!!

[@hobosorcerer]

This man needs to be president. I just....it's perfect. He proposed a resolution to a problem that has existed for decades in just 20 minutes. I will sell my home, my television, my computer, and my kidney for this man and his noble cause. The fact that he can stand up there and say what he said to a government so stuck in its own greed and corruption is awe inspiring. You go, Bernie.

[@jeremyeinbinder4632]

Which problem are you referring to? He proposed resolutions to many.

[@hobosorcerer]

Jeremy Einbinder I must have been tired making that comment. Ech...let's go with all of them :D

[@DualityMan]

Bernie 2016, because America NEEDS this badly.

[@lizatanzawa7910]

Jeff M BERNIE2020, we still need him!!!!

[@calvinradcliffe7764]

Very Strong vision,I like positive!!!! Bernie 2016!!!

[@Shivandi1008]

thank YOU for your bravery , honesty and integrity for standing up for humanity against the Nazi Cabal. you are loved and supported!

[@lukasnummer1]

How could ANYBODY who has seen this speech vote for Hillary?

[@leedaniels617]

I doubt it, if anyone has seen this video, will vote for Hillary.I WONT vote for her under any circumstance!.

[@RatsburyRaven74]

Does ANYBODY imply implied intelligence?

[@jamoke59]

I didn't want to vote for Hillary long before this speech, she is a corporate/Reagan democrat just like her husband.

[@JonWood007]

Hillary is a moderate, which some people like, but that's why the current DNC is worthless. They're too moderate and they just aren't doing enough. I think hillary is popular because of name recognition. I hope when primary season comes along, Bernie pulls an Obama on her and steals the nomination. Again.

[@JonWood007]

Le Hunt Being preferable to a republican is a very low threshold to meet. You more or less need detectable brain activity to qualify.

[@wineblue2]

We are organizing on Wakeup Americans on Facebook for those of you wishing to join us! Love your post Josh marks!

[@Maymet]

A great man, who has helped to turn this country around. His work will go on in all the young people that he has had an effect on!

[@GuiR3X]

This man makes sense, always have, he's defenitely what only America, but the world needs, as USA's greed has an impact throughout the world. PLEASE do elect that man in 2016, and make sure he doesn't go to Dallas, or anywhere else unprotected. He's too much of a threat for the most powerfull in your country.

[@AlexBerish]

You have my vote sir.

[@Lordgrim1]

Mr. Sanders you are not alone I am proud you are representing a voice of change as a fellow countryman I to seek the same and our views are not so different. I am also proud you are not part of the gangsters known as Republican and Democrats who have mislead our great country for nearly 150 years. We need more like you but beyond that we will one day have a president with a congress that is truly for and by the people to restore what our country was founded as a republic. You are not alone look for me in 2020.

[@lisadannaker8063]

AWESOME speech!

[@tnmcaybode6711]

Thanks Bernie.

[@papadoc711]

Bernie Sanders is EXACTLY what the United States needs, Bernie 2016, lets hope he runs as a presidential candidate.

[@Nopestillnogod]

Amazing speech!

[@tehclood568]

Beautiful.

[@violinstful]

I'm waiting to vote for you in 2016.

[@TORSF]

Sanders/Warren 2016 or Warren/Sanders 2016. Hillary Clinton = #TIRED

[@TORSF]

Who is Senator Sanders addressing? Madam President? (And feel free to download the "#TIRED" Hillary graphic at #TIRED on twitter.

[@karljohn2145]

TORSF any Democratic woman Senator who sits in the Presidents chair.

[@TORSF]

karl john Thanks. I never knew that. Do you know who he was actually addressing?

[@kcl84]

I would go canvasing for both of them.

[@karljohn2145]

TORSF no. sorry about that.

[@niceassinspector]

I'm hanging back looking The President to continue leading the attack...a lull with every Republican losing their minds all at the same time following the State of the Union address... But You are the man. I spoke to you like two years ago Senator Sanders....nothings changed... I shall support you should you run for office.

[@sylvo330]

How could anyone vote against him unless you're a greedy billionaire? It baffles me that people think Bernie is an unsuitable candidate. He addresses every issue perfectly and isn't hung up on insulting his competition. My vote all the way! Bernie 2k16!

[@intensitydigital]

+sylvo330 Let me guess your either a teenager or a twenty something that recently got into politics.

[@JonWood007]

Bernie is seriously the best candidate I can see running for 2016 on the left who has a shot. I love his perspective, love his agenda. The only way I would like him even more is if he flat out endorsed a basic income policy.

[@dgustafson1000]

I agree with you! That's definitely the future! It might take a few decades to get there though. Basic income security would create a boom in the economy and everybody would like it because it's just extra money on top, like getting social security but you have a job too so it ends up being a lot. Of course you have to tax the rich to pay for that, but I wont lose any sleep over that. I'm in the upper 50% but definitely not in the top 20% and I think the Amount that the super wealthy get compared to everybody else is insane. The fact that 60% of the people function on 1.7% of the wealth is evidence that things are extremely unfair. If you were even to add 1.7% to that, you'd effectively double most people's lifestyles. It's freaking accidental pennies that they are dropping that's the difference between somebody having a decent life and living in poverty. I am self-employed and help others find work, My minimum wage is $20/hr. We need to pay all people a living wage AND/OR provide income security so that you have the basics taken care of regardless of employment, or if you have a job, it's extra spending money on top. So if you get a job that pays $4000 a month, you'd now be getting $6000 a month. Also tuition free education would be a good idea, get as many people educated as possible, you'll have fewer people on government programs and even the wealthy will make more money because citizens are smarter and making more money. It's all connected!

[@mraveiga3]

Sanders: let's fix everything wrong with America!. We have to become number one again!

[@miken5771]

Bernie Sanders for POTUS!

[@Nostra-Thomas-Futureseer]

"In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act." - George Orwell

[@SadGoldenPuppy]

#BernieWarren2016 Hope for this country. Do not let Hillary or some other buffoon like Trump win this America.

[@Maymet]

Hillary is not a buffoon. She is a bright dedicated woman who wants the best for this country. Although I think she gives corporate America more credit than they deserve, she is not against working people.

[@justgivemethetruth]

When is this, 3am in the Senate? ;-) I love Bernie!

[@dorothyknable1]

Bernie, meet with Elizabeth Warren to decide who should do what part. You're both needed. Progressive Democrats of America is one organization great at organizing for Bernie Sanders. This man could reverse world-wide corporation-run American decline. Fixing our infrastructure and investing in green technologies would bring our middle class back and us into the 21st century and give real hope for our kids. I'm with Bernie.

[@conquer1482]

bernie should run for president and Elizabeth warren should run for vice president for 2016

[@s.kayskelly4600]

I think that's a brilliant idea!!!!!

[@candidethirtythree4324]

conquer14 Like fantasy football but fantasy politics, that would be my dream team.

[@mwk89]

conquer14 While that would be a great ticket, the Senate would be losing a lot of fire power then

[@Ziggy84x]

Thank you, Senator Sanders for telling others some pragmatic and reasonable.

[@bigcrazewolf]

We need Bernie Sanders!

[@mikimaki55]

A man of reason like what he is saying.I live in sweden capitlism not contradickt what he is teling sweden is an excelent exampel of it.

[@focusflute]

voting for Bernie

[@cutealiens]

Run Bernie, Run!

[@brianpcox8911]

Bernie, you are fuckking awesome =) (please excuse the language)

[@mraveiga3]

Bernie 2016

[@layinlow77]

Imagine Bernie as Pres -- someone passionate about the middle class and about having a functional economy/society, instead of one gutted by vultures which is what we have now. The more money the oligarchs get, the more power they have to squeeze more out of the system and leave us with nothing. We desperately need someone who will start the hard work of turning this ship around.

[@bvbyghost]

I wish there was a way to play this speech on a loudspeaker to people all over the US so people could wake the hell up

[@kcl84]

give small business owners that pay living wages to their employees tax breaks.

[@avalon7024]

Bernard Sanders for President in 2016!!!

[@neilemac]

Bernie for Prez!

[@gregoryharris8381]

Bernie Sanders for President

[@SludgeMcPoople]

This speech should be shared and made viral everywhere. Listen, watch and just pretend for a few minutes that this is President Bernie Sanders Inaugural Address, and you'll get what this country urgently needs and must have! Share if you agree, please!

[@tutolete007]

his got my vote

[@blankface_]

Go Bernie!

[@amina4341]

I hope he wins. his the man to vote for

[@findingpablo3413]

Bernie Sanders is the only Presidential Candidate who has it right. We must vote him in, as our Next President, overwhelmingly.

[@ImpassableGuardJJ]

Everybody, do your best to spread this man's videos around. The views on his videos aren't high compared to his political opponents. America needs a president like Bernie to serve the country.

[@thelurkingpanda3605]

You have my attention...

[@seanmm31]

The time is now

[@SunflowerSocialist]

His Brother who lives in the UK is running for Parliament as a green, if you are from the UK vote to get this mans /\ brother in parliament!

[@justgivemethetruth]

Bernie, do not get rope a doped into going against our policy in the Middle East and against the Military Industrial complex. Prioritize away from that battle because it is unwindable and can be made unpopular and attacked. Do the domestic economy and equality platform, keep on with a mission statement of being the World's Arsenal for Democracy.

[@YoungBasedDragonbornvideos]

Much like the Stormborn ridden warriors that have waiting long enough to end the reign of the imperial empire and their thalmor thugs. I see the passion in this man's heart.

[@transcriberbriber8006]

6:24 - "Madame president, let me just very briefly describe some of the major initiatives that I intend to fight for in the new congress and there are 12 major initiatives, which if enacted, will transform the middle class of this country." 6:44 - "Number 1, we need a major investment to rebuild our crumbling infrastructure. Our roads, bridges, river systems, waste/water plants, airports, railroads, schools, etcetera. It has been estimated that the cost of the Bush/Cheney war in Iraq, a war we should have never gotten into in the first place, will end up costing us some #3,000,000,000,000. Madame president if we invested $1,000,000,000 in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure we could create 13,000,000 decent paying jobs and make this country more efficient and more productive. We need to invest in infrastructure, not in war." 7:36 - "Two, 8:14 - #3 8:55 - #4 9:25 - #5 9:41 - #6: Appealing to feminists 9:55 - #7 11:22 - #8 12:56 - #9 15:20 - #10 16:21 - #11 17:27 - #12

[@atomsnine]

There are no lies or misdirection in this speech, only the painful truth of the current situation in the U.S.A. Today, I see this video has been viewed 47,947 times, not nearly enough. Please share it with your like-minded friends and colleagues and encourage them to share it as well. #Bernie2016

[@dirkkruse1199]

The problem is that most of the people who would profit from this speech, who would profit from this kind of politics and would profit from BERNIE SANDERS are not listing to what he is saying... we need more persons in prominent positions. we need more well educated persons who defend Bernie Sanders! I won't defend any kind of personality,race, gender, or education but we need more of all the love that is given to Bernie Sanders!!

[@chere100]

I would vote for you, Bernie! #BernieSanders2016

[@PeaceProfit]

"Not to dream more boldly, is... In view of present circumstances, simply irresponsible." ~MML Watch4The*Sign...

[@cal9988]

I think would make a great presidential candidate. His ideas are important and need to be heard. But if that's what he really wants, then he needs to hire a stylist. You don't need to look ultra-slick in a $1,000 suit, but better fitting clothes, more modern glasses, and a flattering haircut will make his image much more palatable.

[@SymphonicDelight]

As unimportant as it should be, I had the same exact thought. He needs to win over the mouth-breathers and those enthralled by shiny objects. Time to look the part of a crony to sneak into the White House and clean it up.

[@RoschetzkyPhotography]

IM VOTING FOR BERNIE ! HE FIGHTS FOR US !

[@illemonate]

The point that hit home for me: I graduated from an elite, international, high school class that I worked for four years to complete with the expectation of being able to attend at least a state university in order to further my education. Now, two months after my graduation from this elite class, I cannot afford the necessary college tuition of $20,000+ a year, am without employment, and am therefore still living at home. My life isn't progressing.

[@beste5349]

Could Bernie Sanders one day be the VP to President Elizabeth Warren? I like this thought.

[@STARvUCK2]

Hunter Elofson Warren's not running, and she's said so a hundred+ times now. I'd say her time will be in 2020, and she can beef up her credentials in the meantime. Bernie _is_ running, and picking up momentum. Every person counts, join the campaign! www.BernieSanders.com

[@randomhiphop5055]

Hunter Elofson He could one day become president.

[@MrBkrboy]

Most assholes won't take the time to watch this . Little do they know that their future and the future of their family will be hanging in the balance if they don't wake up.

[@RoschetzkyPhotography]

VOTE FOR BERNIE ! PLEASE EVERYONE !

[@sycoe3344]

Bryan Roschetzky lol no.....

[@jeromefedor1308]

America needs representation true leadership is not paid off !

[@jeromefedor1308]

America needs a real plain.

[@BlackWidow36776]

Everyone, share THIS video with everyone you know. #BossBernie2016

[@polishpunk911]

give it a shot, bernie (2016)!

[@jeanwilkinson4596]

Bernie Sanders 2016

[@Alejandrology]

Video starts at 6:40 assuming you understand the current economic problems

[@skyhop]

A pro-gun socialist? I'm in. When are you running for president?

[@STARvUCK2]

Tombs Clawtooth Tell all the Libertarians that, because they're all convinced he's a "communist" hell-bent on taking away their guns. Brainwashed. All of them.

[@Aquabluestreak]

Bernie/Warren 2016

[@devintrevor8142]

This guy has my vote. The only part i disagreed with was raising min wage. Don't get me wrong, I make min wage. I work in retail. Raising min wage will just in turn raise the prices of everything around us. We've done it before, and it causes inflation. Now slowly overtime, it's not entirely a bad thing, but if you raise it so drastically like I imagine Sanders wants to do, it is very bad. You'll be happy you're making 11 bucks an hour now, but then you'll find that bread is now 5 bucks instead of 2 or 3. Why? Because big businesses aren't going to make less money because they have to pay their workers more, no, they'll just raise the price of their products. And that would happen within the farms and factories that the products are made in, the warehouses that store the products, the transporters, and within the grocery stores themselves. None of those businesses will take the fall for that. So If you suddenly make more money it'll be awesome at first until you go to try and spend it when you realize that everything is more expensive now too. Hell, in a way that really screws over small, local and family owned businesses. They have to raise the wages of their employees too, but, not having the same resources available to them as big businesses, they're prices are typically higher to begin with, but in order to simply stay afloat, they'd have to raise the prices of their products and services. Not even because they want to keep making the same amount of money. Also, I was part of a union when I worked with a grocery store. Personally, I hated it. I basically felt like I was paying money to people who I never saw, and I felt like I was reaping 0 benefits from it. For one thing, While I was working there I was hired on at the same time as this guy who was the same age as me. It was both of ours first job but yet almost from the get go after we finished our training, he was getting more hours than me, even though we had the same availability and I stressed to my manager that I was available. Due to the system at this place you get raises for working so many hours but I was never able to reach any of them because I was never given enough hours. Meanwhile he was there almost every day. And by the personal opinions of several of my co workers I was a harder worker than him. I just felt like the whole situation there was unfair in more ways than one because even though there was a system in place that should've made it equal to everyone, it somehow failed me either because I am a smaller stature girl or because my manager just didn't like me. I don't work at that grocery store anymore, instead I work at a craft retail store that does not have a union and honestly, I feel like I'm treated a lot better. It probably also has something to do with the company itself, but I get better hours and its just in general a more personalized and less stressful experience. So I'm not really for Unions, but I understand if someone else would be, just for me personally it's useless. But there's just something about this guy that feels right. I think it's time for someone with good ideals to be in office again.

[@RonanFrost]

[sorry in advance for the tl;dr] For a moment, I invite you to pause and step outside of your current line of thinking re:minimum wage. Assume for a moment, that all you know is assumptions, lies you've been fed. While you're there, contemplate these points: - the cost of living has increased at a significantly greater rate than effective income for the last 30 years. (1) - as a result the current minimum wage is a steadily declining percentage of the poverty guideline. (2) - McDonald's (to use the cliche example) makes some 95% profit from drinks and fries, and $15/hr would cut into that profit (which is >20% overall on average as of 2014) - the fear that prices will go up is not invalid, but it is emphasized by those in the pockets of big business, and the only true "trickle-down economy" is that fear. Now, realizing that though logical and partially substantiated, the fear that the price of bread is going to bankrupt small business, and make things worse is little more than propaganda (which comes from both sides) ... Seattle is holding up just fine at $15 an hour, and the articles outlining small businesses that "had to close over the minimum wage hike", were businesses that were already closing. Do we need $15/hr, perhaps not. I think $12 would do. What we need, as Bernie says, is a "living wage". We need to make enough to not work 64 hours, at 2 jobs that cap us at 32 so they don't have to provide benefits, to barely scrape by, and be unable to get an education or skills to get ahead. There are brilliant minds down here, stunted by lack of connection, mentorship, and privilege that the wealthy hand down to their progeny. Your fear is absolutely understandable, but don't let others dictate what you're afraid of. Question everything, even this. If it hits you in the chest, check for sensationalism, for propaganda. Independent, critical thinking, is what big business fears most. Open eyes, open mind. We're down here being fleeced and tread upon together. Thank you for taking the time to read this. (1) www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42973.pdf (2) oregonstate.edu/instruct/anth484/minwage.html

[@devintrevor8142]

First off, I totally appreciate the fact that you came at me in the most sensible way. Not too often people can be so level headed on the internet. But Secondly, My personal opinion on raising min wage is that its a gray scale. one end of it is the very unlikely end that everything stays the same as is, and big businesses take the hit a bit (like it would hurt them) the other end being that we suffer huge inflation. I really wasn't fed some crap, i was taught how economics work and formed my own opinion. Now granted I'm no economics Ph.D so i'm sure theres some flawed logic in my argument. But thank you for the info, I appreciate it. :)

[@RonanFrost]

On the contrary, thank You. I enjoy intelligent debate, discussion, with those willing to have a difference of opinion or stance, without doing so blindly.

[@EveBarrettDrew]

+Devin Trevor Your commentary was executed with perfection. Like yourself though, I wasn't wild about the same 2 issues (raising min. wage and Unionization) but I also feel there is something different and right about Bernie Sanders. He has my attention and even enlightened me on a few horrifying facts I wasn't even fully aware of ( and I'm 4 months shy of 50) And yes, I agree with you that the current state in which the USA is in right now. we must look to the person who does have RIGHT IDEALS.

[@EveBarrettDrew]

+Ronan Frost wow! You and Devon Trevor both are very articulate and rare on KZbin. Thank you both

[@lovesallweneed]

I like what I hear from this man. Can someone please educate me: Why is he keep saying "Madame President'? I thought the US president was a male?? Is he referring to the moderator?? Please enlighten me, someone. Thank you.

[@Michaelp7361]

All his ideas sound great, but I wish he talked more about the "economics" of these policies...

[@JacaboBlanco]

Hahahahaha. He cant. That's the thing with progressives. They are the party of good intentions. But there is a huge difference between good intentions, and good results. This is like deja vu. We've been duped into thinking that expanding government fixes any of the problems he mentioned. Fact is, it doesnt. Economics is my major. He doesn't make it out of the first damn chapter.

[@jeremyeinbinder4632]

Seriously, if anyone on his campaign team wants to answer his Left critics, they need to bring back point #3 and harp away on it.

[@DesolateGrunt]

If he becomes president he should dye his hair green as a metaphor for the opening of the books

[@arthurgange8217]

You know, Bernie Sanders isn't that much different than the republican party. He addresses very similar issues, merely in a different manner. He admits that this country is in a massive economic decline, but he doesn't admit that it is the Obama administration that has put us in our situation. I'm pointing this out to reiterate the fact that this is by far the best country in the world, to have potential leaders on both sides, fighting passionately for ways to improve our way of life. I don't support Sanders, but I have a lot of respect for him.

[@dapperdanman1956]

If you could like to read where this problem started. (Vanity fair/ Walcott's blog.) (The conspiracy to commit legislative constipation)There you can see what the people voted for in the mid term.

[@Elite-evs]

#BernieSanders 2016! “Are we prepared to take on the enormous economic and political power of the billionaire class or do we continue to slide into economic and political oligarchy?…Today, millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages. In inflation-adjusted dollars, the median male worker earned $783 less last year than he made 41 years ago. The median female worker made $1,337 less last year than she earned in 2007. Since 1999, household income for the median middle-class family is less than it was a quarter century ago. We once led the world in terms of the percentage of our people who graduated college, but we are now in 12th place. Our infrastructure, once the envy of the world, is collapsing. Real unemployment today is not 5.8 percent, it is 11.5 percent if we include those who have given up looking for work or who are working part time when they want to work full time. Youth unemployment is 18.6 percent and African-American youth unemployment is 32.6 percent.” -- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders. Sanders detailed a 12-point economic program to, - Invest in our crumbling infrastructure with a major program to create jobs by rebuilding roads, bridges, water systems, waste water plants, airports, railroads and schools. - Transform energy systems away from fossil fuels to create jobs while beginning to reverse global warming and make the planet habitable for future generations. - Develop new economic models to support workers in the United States instead of giving tax breaks to corporations which ship jobs to low-wage countries overseas. - Make it easier for workers to join unions and bargain for higher wages and benefits. - Raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour so no one who works 40 hours a week will live in poverty. - Provide equal pay for women workers who now make 78 percent of what male counterparts make.

[@junkemail6981]

In the 80d's I was making $50 hour. I now making 10 cent an hour? Not even that sometime... Thank you Trick Down Economics... Corpertism... Tax foreign corporations doing business in the USA like the IRS Tax code says.

[@hartleybanton6058]

who is Madame President?

[@NK-wy8wp]

I agree with bernie on everything. but raising the tax on the 1% doesn't make that much sense. because they pay so much.

[@johncarlisle4423]

+THE REAL HARD CORE CHAMP not when they're not paying taxes, mostly what his plans do is remove those loopholes, he also raises the tax brackets instead of capping at $150,000, he adds new bracket levels: income earned between $250,000 and $500,000, $500,000 and $2 million, $2 million and $10 million, and above $10 million

[@RohdeFischer]

For once someone calling the bullshit we're told to believe. What is scary is that a country like little Denmark currently have USA as a political idol and keep doing the self-deception of how well things are in the US. Just hope more people will realize how steep downhill things are going.

[@csnagi8229]

Play it at 1.25x and he sounds like JFK.

[@danielf198]

how does higher taxes help me (college student). You would tax me to help the people who didn't got to college or even finished HS. Lower taxes and reform welfare to reward getting jobs and keeping a solid family, get people out of poverty not sustain them.

[@dasrules24]

[Citation needed]

[@xkguy]

Should we decide to try to do the impossible....Bernie...Your goals are lofty, America's future does not allow such a plan with it's spending and debt. Until the dollar is dead nothing will happen.

[@jg1093]

Has great goals, however the only solution I hear is A) take someone else's money, B) Expand government. Honestly like his goals...they are well thought out but the means for achieving them are a stretch.

[@dsofe4879]

Joe montanna a stretch? hardly. Everything he proposes is already in place in most of the developed world and has been for decades with great success.

[@JacaboBlanco]

nj4ck with great success? Who Norway or sweden with their populations that sre the size of one American city? What large country has done well with socialist/progressive economics? I agree with the issues he's raised, but vehemently disagree with his strategies to fix them. He says unemployment among the young is 18 percent, but supports raising the minimum wage, which has been proven to increase unemployment among that very demographic (or raise prices until the wage raise is moot). I am a finance major and economics is my minor. I have taken many macro economic classes and it has been proven through economic principles backed by empirical research, that minimum wage raises increase unemployment or raise prices. Take your pick. The latter puts us back at square one. It puts supply and demand of labor in disequilibrium because the price of labor is what sets supply and demand. In a free market, employment would be 0% (theoretically) because the price would adjust so that supply equals demand. With minimum wage it keeps the wage rate from reaching equilibrium which will cause unemployment to rise. Fact. Also, with technology growing expontentially, it incentivises large corporations to automate unskilled labor positions. This will happen just wait. And on top of that, it favors corporations over small businesses because corporations operate on higher margins and can absorb the increased labor expenses better without raising prices as high, or laying off as many workers as small businesses. Small businesses will be forced to raise prices higher, which will make them less competitive than they already are relative to corporations. But I know you guys don't give a shit about economics. All you guys care about are intentions. Well idc how well intentioned you are, if you aren't willing to realize there is a difference between intended strategy and realized strategy you have a problem.

[@JacaboBlanco]

nj4ck oh and he wants to expand medicare and everything and social security. Well guess what? We have an 18 trillion dollar debt and 100 trillion in unfunded liabilities AS IT IS. Expanding everything would just make our fiscal situation even worse. It's very irresponsible. Adding to the debt is trading our children's and future generations welfare for our own. That's just wrong. They aren't here to have their voices heard. But I'm sure they wouldn't want us ruining there futures. Look at greece. That's us if we keep down this path. I want you to sit there and type out 118 trillion letters on your keyboard. Lemme know when you're done. Talk to you in a few years. Then realize that our debt is not payable and we will eventually be insolvent if we don't turn that around, and now.

[@candidethirtythree4324]

Jacabo Blanco Size does NOT matter, if you add all those social democracies together you come up with more people than the US has and it still works.

[@candidethirtythree4324]

Joe montanna A lot of the things he is saying actually SAVE money, for one the US has to bail out hospitals that treat the uninsured and since they can charge whatever they want it ends up costing twice as much as it would to just go ahead and put everyone on medicaid. Another way it saves money is when doctors can't milk your insurance, they just go ahead and give you the right treatment to begin with. It is a fact that every 1 dollar spent in education brings in 5 dollars in added income to the country. No more having visas to bring in people from other countries to do jobs that Americans are not trained to do, so all of the billions that immigrants send out of the country every year would stay in our economy. If there is one truism, it is that you have to spend money to make money and fixing the roads and bridges save money on transportation of goods and services in the long run.

[@PeaceProfit]

Step 13: Empower The*People, via individual directed capitalization of their tax contributions. Without this component, any proposal is simply business-as-usual. Watch4The*Sign... C.H.A.O.S.

[@lizatanzawa7910]

BERNIE2016, and in South Texas, where necks are red and proud, the TRUMP voters I know say they voted for him because of the things he said that PARROTED BERNIE. I know for a fact that if they would just ignore labels, and just listen to THE GREATEST ORATOR OF OUR TIME.... BERNIE2020!!! (And please don't let Them cheat in the primaries this time!!!!)

[@CoffinTrick]

Who is the 'Madame President' he's addressing?

[@diannaskare7829]

hERE AGAIN IN 2019 AND BERNIE IS SAYING THE SAME! HE IS SO CONSISTENT I DONT UNDERSTAND THE PROBLEM WITH CHOOSING HIM AS PRESIDENT! IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MUCH CHEAPER TO DO THE RIGHT THING BACK HERE!

[@PillCozbee]

Where can I go see the numbers of Bernie's plan and how it will work?

[@bahcsas]

+PillCosby On his website.

[@metta8]

+PillCosby Here you go: scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12705183_10205528787763331_3536900425521094126_n.jpg?oh=62c4326847639dcf8e9f8e7cc6549c68&oe=572721BD

[@metta8]

+metta8888 scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/v/t1.0-9/12715704_10206971079529235_682297880956617161_n.jpg?oh=ef71ae3e7b16ff7a3d96f646f285b6cd&oe=57651F6E

[@metta8]

+metta8888 and this one scontent-sjc2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/12644718_508358366013165_650913732384988082_n.jpg?oh=5ede39059235e725757aeff786838fff&oe=5745A424

[@johncarlisle4423]

+PillCosby Bernie Sanders actually has multiple plans, his first plan is Wallstreet and campaign finance reform. According to Sanders, and i agree, that no reform could move forward until corruption is reined in. His 3 big plans that we hear so much about are the Rebuild America act, American Health Securities act, and College for all act. I'll try to explain the best i can and will post links. Rebuild America act can be read here: www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s268/text American Health Securities act can be read here: www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/1782/text College for all act can be read here: www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s1373/text

[@gabeskier6961]

I think that if Hillary wins then she should make Bernie vp or secretary of state and same goes for Bernie. If he wins I would like to see Hillary as vp and secretary of state again. I also wonder what berries foreign policy would be like.

[@stuvs830]

Is he healthy enough to go the distance of the two terms he'd need to make enough friends to get traction?

[@alittlesunshine6704]

+Stu VS he's only 6 or so years older than hillary, he just hasn't had plastic surgery

[@RonanFrost]

I'm seeing nowhere that I can readily ask a direct question, though I can absolutely understand why, given the flood that would ensue. Bernie Sanders Every open-eyed, aware American knows that our votes are potentially defeated, effectively rendered irrelevant, by the "winner take all" system in the electoral college. Your election could be defeated by the very corporation-sponsored political corruption that you're challenging. In 1888, a time before these shenanigans, Cleveland won the popular vote but lost the electoral vote 233 to 168. How do you expect, what is your plan to defeat the electoral college?

[@devintrevor8142]

Ronan Frost This comment was so true it hurt.

[@illemonate]

Ronan Frost So we need to wield the corporations as well as the general American opinion.

[@RonanFrost]

Mr. Nate Agreed. We need to find a way to force corporate hands. There has to be a way to get them to stand with us, against the wants of the greedy individuals running them. It has worked on stances regarding racism, women's rights, and now marriage. We have seen that corporations will publicly stand with us if they believe their bottom line depends on it.

[@illemonate]

Ronan Frost Well, Sanders looks to be the only candidate who is capable of targeting the grit of the country and dealing with issues that perhaps surpass the ones you mentioned. I see fairly eye to eye with him and some of these issues should just be FIXED (i.e. gender wage equity). If we get corporations to stand behind these obvious desires...

[@RonanFrost]

That would be one direction to start. Give them something other than a minimum wage hike to bite on. The crux of the problem isn't getting them to appeal to us, however. We need them to see a reason to back Bernie, to get their cronies that will be doing the gerrymandering to work for us, rather than against us.

[@SunflowerSocialist]

#runbernierun2016 #runbernierun #berniesanders2016 #PresidentSanders

[@nothingsgoodanymore8350]

I've notices that he just rambles on about what's wrong with America but doesn't explain how he's going to fix them. How is he going to do all of these things?

[@killebrew69]

one thing he will do is stop funding PERPETUAL WARS...the "OFFENSE" budget chews up half of our taxes!!!...that would be a good start!!!

[@nothingsgoodanymore8350]

Ok. I just hope with all that money going to us and not the army we don't get invaded by terrorists.

[@micheleguilford7044]

Senator, You have won me over from Camp Hillary. No small feat. However, as a fiscal conservative and social liberal, my fiscal side is screaming HOW?? I have watched your videos. I follow your social media. You have smart ideas on what needs to be done. But HOW do you propose to convert your Congress, and the billion dollar, multinational businesses using them as marionettes, to convert these ideas into successful actions that actually bring about your INTENDED change? It will be just as hard to legislate corporate entitlement issues as it has been to battle welfare entitlement issues.

[@candidethirtythree4324]

***** Most of the things he is saying would actually SAVE money like every $1 dollar spent in higher education actually produces $5 dollars in new income for the country. More trained workers means less third world immigrants being shipped in on H1-b visas who send most of the money they make here back to those 3rd world countries. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been sent out of our economy over the years never to return. Right now the government is spending tens of billions of dollars bailing out hospitals every year because they are treating uninsured people, it would cost 1/2 as much to just put everyone on medicaid because then they could control how much the hospitals and drug makers charge. Right now most of the cost of goods is in the transportation, bad roads and bridges cause delays in transportation, cause damage to trucks, cost more for fuel for trucks sitting idle in traffic which causes more pollution etc. all of those costs are passed on to the consumer. So fixing all of that would not only create millions of new jobs but billions in new tax revenue because the more companies make, the more tax they pay. The renewable energy would create millions of new jobs as well thousands of new businesses to supply the equipment, all of those would be paying tax and saving money on energy and clean up of pollution. He will not be starting any wars like every republican has sworn to do, that alone will save trillions of dollars. All we really need to do is keep terrorists from coming here and the less we meddle in other countries, the less terrorist want to attack us, so we would actually be safer if we did not have warmongers in charge. Breaking up big banks would stop them from crashing the economy so that will save loads of money. Trade unions are already scrambling to find workers who can actually build things, there is a shortage of people who can weld, lay pipe, form concrete etc. so with stronger unions more people can be trained to build the factories and water and sewerage plants that this country needs so badly. That will save billions in clean up plus they will have money to spend and to pay taxes and that will be new income. We all know the rich need to pay their fair share so closing all the loopholes and punishing those who hide their money so they can cheat on taxes would also bring in new money. Doing the right thing for the people would also cut down on crime so that would be money saved. So many ways to save money and make the country a better place at the same time.

[@micheleguilford7044]

I absolutely see every point and appreciate you taking the time to share. However, all of these will have a cost:time loss. The financial balance and benefits won't be seen for many years. To companies looking primarily as losses v gains for the next few quarters, looking to impress current and future stake/stock holders, the immediate outlook of these great ideas will mean (temporary) financial losses.

[@bigcrazewolf]

+Michele Guilford That kind of thinking is part of the problem short term > long term.. The stock market is a smoke and mirrors show that benefits the top 10% mainly because they own 80% of said market. CNBC about a year ago Stock ownership is even more concentrated when it comes to share of total stock holdings. In 2010, the latest period available, the top 10 percent of Americans by net worth held 81 percent of all directly held or indirectly held stocks, according to Edward N. Wolff, an economics professor at New York University who specializes in inequality and Federal Reserve data.Wolff said that share-which has not been released yet for 2013-has probably gone even higher than 81 percent since 2010.

[@alexferris4227]

If Bernie doesn't become president our country is fucked

[@shvinehoond]

How so?

[@50037738]

+shvinehoond anyone else will be bad

[@shvinehoond]

+Kory Davis that's not an explanation

[@intensitydigital]

+Alex Ferris and if he does the same thing will happen.

[@mannyfreeesh5256]

+Alex Ferris You mean like how fucked the VA was when Bernie was running it?