JUST IN: Bernie Sanders Issues Dire Warning About State Of U.S. As 2024 Draws To A Close

[@Gray.Paiges]

I’m feeling a little French this year if you guys catch the drift. Our children and families deserve so much better.

[@ladywolfwolf]

Pitchforks and torches time again

[@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher]

Yes please. I wish this would happen. But... People just won't move Or even attempt to push through.

[@CrystalBulger]

Be the change you want to see. It starts with you.​@@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher

[@chadlychadchad]

as long as we have our consumer devices...

[@callmesubby]

I’ve been feeling a little french for awhile now, it’s time

[@1bouzouki]

Quick note: For those of you who don’t know, Citizens United was passed (March 1, 2009) by the Supreme Court, and in essence it says Corporations are people and money is speech! It lifted restrictions on political campaign contributions. You can google for a complete description. Repealing this amendment is the best first step to start giving this country back to its people.

[@efrenwilliams9118]

It was not an amendment it was a case presented before the Supreme Court. Also it wasn't passed by the Supreme Court it was either upheld or overturned depending on how the lower US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on it.

[@dawnsmith9596]

@@efrenwilliams9118 In any case, the Citizens United decision has had a devastating effect on our democracy and Americans.

[@starShadowe]

Maine voted to limit superpacs!

[@CoopAssembly]

I agree. This is a development in corp lobbying, most recently including McKutcheon and Citizens United. Represent dot US is an org dedicated to ending corp lobbying. They try. Bernie talked about us having work to do to face today's troubles. I have a substack - the first word is Breaking, and the second word is Ground. I encourage folks here to check it out regarding the kind of work people could do. ;-) Cheers.

[@kimnenninger7226]

Thank you for explaining that.

[@zatoichijiku9281]

You know it's bad when Forbes is featuring a warning from Bernie Sanders on oligarchic rule. Yikes 😬

[@jeffpope7811]

Tax the RICH! OBAMA had them paying 30% of their wealth to government services. 0% under tRump!

[@Molitha]

@@tomjeffersonwasright2288there is a big difference between a few millions vs billionaires.

[@Siron99]

@@MolithaI’m not sure he can comprehend that many zeros

[@crestfallenraven]

Right!! Forbes. omg. Shuddering to think about the country's future. Sociopathic oligarchical rule... wow.

[@TheFoolintherainn]

Forbes is a good combination from a central conservative owner staffed by mostly moderates leaning left It's okay to give Bernie a voice Forbes doesn't need to decide what we think. That's why he's putting it out there. Those three people that own more wealth in the bottom half of our society, got that wealth over the past several decades. Besides trump, what party dominated the oval office the last few elections?

[@deltavee2]

EAT THE RICH Jean Jacques Rousseau, a renowned political philosopher and leading figure in the French Revolution said an original quote goes like this: *_“When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.”_* “The rich” that Rousseau was referring to was anyone in power.

[@san5828]

Only rich has power, so... it's the same thing.

[@Mster_J]

Sorry but I rely on the rich to pay me my living. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

[@aawwmm]

He was inspired by the eating of Johan de Witt I guess.

[@Onlyfactsatem]

@@san5828not exactly

[@alcooper6186]

So true, we need a Peoples Revolution now, else we are all doomed.

[@patriotrising6214]

The further a society drifts from the truth, the more they will hate those who speak it ❗

[@g0679]

@@patriotrising6214 Hannity with Koppel? Priceless.

[@Deploy-Destroy]

Truth is a belief system. It's right a lot of the time, but not always. Every politician lies - That is a truth of mine and I run with it, but it's not proven...

[@karlhacki6890]

@@Deploy-Destroy not every politican lies but every liar blames others to lie

[@geoffreykrietsch2190]

Except Bernie speakes it with fork ed tongue!!

[@epileptiquitopark7971]

Indeed in an ocean of lies society will sail

[@slicktheslickster]

"3 people own more wealth than the bottom half of our society" Says it all...

[@derickkenyon6882]

13 million illegal immigrants in the past 4 years does not help the situation

[@FhyGhost-g8w]

Wholeheartedly Agree 💯

[@bukavac5607]

@@derickkenyon6882Good god y’all stay on the narrative. I will give you that. When righty tighties favorite billionaires tell the talking heads what the narrative is going to be, the entire right wing media ecosystem sends that narrative out. And here you are talking about the border on a video about billionaires turning the US into an official Oligarchy. I applaud your loyalty and determination.

[@aaroncrothers3603]

Love you Bernie and agree citizens united needs to be reversed but stop making others success a problem. Everyone listening to you can become successful. Everyone

[@michel1880]

haha funny, the biggest gap between poverty and wealth is always in democrat states and cities.

[@WandaSmith-j6s]

It is no longer "We the People" its We the Corporations.

[@TheRealBillix]

Oil lords and Big Pharma owns all the other parties outside from Republicans... Needless to say that they hold pretty much the same amount of money. Difference is that they're actually evil and stay hidden as much as they can.

[@TheRealBillix]

Hahahaha "no longer"

[@WandaSmith-j6s]

Yes that's right..No longer, it took several years to accomplish, it started with Ronald Reagan's trickle down BS, then it was the Free trade agreement NAFTA, which I feel started the Exodus of American companies going into foreign countries for cheap labor. But the creme de La creme, has been the Supreme Court's decision on Citizens United. The combination of all three, has done nothing but to eradicate the middle class... It's always been about greed, to screw the American worker... They want to dismantle the Department of Education, why educate the American kids when you can brain drain from third world countries already educated people, who will work for less... That's right it is NO LONGER " We the People" it is WE THE CORPORATIONS.

[@nunyanunya4147]

HEY! corperations are people! havnt you heard ov citizens united???! go and check the paint! it says what it always says and the paint is always wet!

[@WandaSmith-j6s]

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."...... Franklin Roosevelt

[@commonsense8334]

It’s gonna get bad too. We have to do something now. Please people unite!

[@Simrata_]

that’s exactly it…. all the people need to come together… how else? 😢

[@Heyhowareya97]

They won’t. The media and all the other evil forces in charge want division within our society, and they got it. Sadly people are such sheep they are still arguing over skin color. This country is fucked and there’s not a damn thing we can do about it until we the people stand up. But we’re too lazy and fattened up by all the bullshit the government has been feeding us for hundreds of years. I truly believe the American society is incapable of standing up to the government

[@leoham4756]

Tey dis and voted united for Trump.

[@christiandauz3742]

We should have followed Luigi

[@MindLoops-j7w]

How?

[@edpistemic]

One thing that literally hundreds of millions of Americans should be able to agree on is that there is too much money in politics. Laws are needed to greatly restrict (not increase like in recent years) the amount of money people can donate.

[@Folker46590]

And what is his solution to this wealth disparity? Seize the wealth of the wealthy and jail them. He is a communist and considers successful people evil and selfish. The USA is NOT a democracy Bernie, it's a constitutional representative Republic.

[@Frank-sm9yl]

Yes a billion dollars on a brief presidential campaign is outrageous.

[@Frank-sm9yl]

A billion dollar presidential campaign is outrageous.

[@stanleyshannon4408]

Or just hold the federal government to its original constitutional restraints so there would be nothing for anyone to buy. Power is always for sale.

[@jslaughter95]

@@Frank-sm9yl billion dollars donated, yet somehow still 20 million in debt.

[@Freebird_89]

He's been saying this for like 40+ years already... Say what you want but we can all agree he's been consistent in his beliefs and has fought for the average American all the way.

[@debikeeney]

Of course Bernie is right! It's all in PROJECT 2025!

[@dsquared341]

His proposed policies don’t accomplish what he claims to want.

[@sugar392]

AGREED! @FREEBIRD_89

[@Create-The-Imaginable]

Why didn't he say this before the Election when it would matter? Did the Democrats keep him from speaking?

[@dawnsmith9596]

@@dsquared341 Yeah, but if his proposed policies were implemented they would.

[@JohnDaniels]

"If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around them will deprive the people of all property until their children wake up homeless" -Thomas Jefferson

[@JoseLopez-tk4tq]

"Government by organized money is just as dangerous as Government by organized mob." ~ F.D.R

[@JohnDaniels]

@@DeenanTheKemon1 It needs to be

[@yvettecardieri6373]

So true

[@RetSol61]

Banksters!

[@petergraves9006]

Economic history is not bernies strong suit this guy is a headache to watch

[@davidbryden7904]

We could and should have had Bernie as our 45th President. 😢

[@pipfox7834]

The W3F will not allow it. They are in charge now Read their website to see what their plan is!

[@Mster_J]

And 46th

[@earnold1896]

​@@Mster_J .....he seems to be caring towards the poor working class. The minimum wage in America is disgusting. Glad I am not there. I have a decrepit house but it keeps the rain off! Praise God. Jesus helps me and answers so many of my prayers.

[@JaxonSmithers]

Bernie the Bolshevik? Nah

[@butter9629]

@@JaxonSmithersAre you a Cold War propaganda cartoon or something?

[@JoeCharogoff]

Ironically, this video is on the channel of a company that celebrated extreme wealth and corporate America for decades.

[@seandewaal7980]

And still does. @Forbes openly supported trump and his billionaire minions through the election cycle.

[@delanofernandes6471]

love democracy were biggest companies own and contoll it all, way better than communism

[@nunyabitnezz2802]

@@JoeCharogoff and y’all are collaborators for being here 😏

[@Fuzzy_Slippers111]

Me if I was dumb:

[@soberanisfam1323]

@@nunyabitnezz2802how? I paused the video and came directly to the comment section 😂😂😂 win-win

[@MrWphilips]

The latest numbers for homelessness in America today, is shockingly, 770 thousand individuals! And rarely is this crisis ever discussed by our political leadership! This clearly reveals an unsustainable society!

[@xDiViNexInfectedx]

Same thing with sex trafficking, billion dollar industry and the government rarely discusses it.

[@mitchg3401]

Look at all large blue states such as California. It's run by 100% democratic party policy and look at the fruits they brought? Homeless, cimes, drugs... you don't see them fighting to close the gap... I'm fact the most richest people in the USA are in California

[@jokerace8227]

Which is a little more than the number of constituent citizens per Congressional Representative.

[@JoelKelly-v2j]

12 miĺlion illiagles in is a big factor

[@ENRIQUELOPEZ-ve1hk]

I think the amount of homeless people in the U.S. is way over 770K!! I live in a small town and the number of people living in the streets increase by the hour!!

[@deanschuette8294]

Wake up America let’s Unite and take are country back. So we can all take care of each other.

[@stephenzeilstra6520]

You had your chance a few weeks ago, your patriots chose which path they want to go down. You peeps over there are screwed up so badly.

[@TheJoshMaggot]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWKrhGyXiJJqn8U

[@deanschuette8294]

@@stephenzeilstra6520 I’m a Veteran never voted for Trump

[@Arthur101]

So Senator, what are we to do. We need leadership, we need you and an other democrat socialists to form a third party to gain fellowship throughout the country, by each county and state. Focusing not on ideology but on what people need and truely want

[@deanschuette8294]

@@Arthur101 who said I was a democrat. I just wasn’t stupid enough to vote for Trump.

[@victoryfirst2878]

HELLO BERNIE, HAPPY NEW YEAR MY BROTHER with a many more to come.

[@_Kremit]

Seems like the bottom 50% should pick up their pitchforks? But what do they do? They vote these people into government positions.

[@awesomesauce804]

They need a strong leader. It's impossible to predict, ofcourse, but I give it 10 years or less before we are fighting in the streets

[@_Kremit]

@awesomesauce804 Just the US or other places too?

[@awesomesauce804]

@_Kremit oh I would be lying if I pretended to understand the situation in the entire world, but I imagine most places are just like this one in terms of income equality.

[@_Kremit]

@awesomesauce804 I can tell you that Germany is not as bad as the US but it seems that we are heading in the same direction. And we also have, lets say "odd" political parties. The fact that Musk supports the AFD (rightwing party) which becomes a major party says a lot...

[@awesomesauce804]

@_Kremit I think, unfortunately, that the election of Trump will just accelerate things going in the wrong direction faster. This is my uneducated viewpoint, so take that in consideration, but I feel like Trump's campaign and ultimate win of elections has just created a playbook for other extremists worldwide to follow.

[@JLindsay-v8v]

60,000 US citizens die each year because they can't afford medical care. This is a towering injustice.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Why would the wealthy elites care about that? They have plenty of homes, cars, food, clothing, toys, TVs, technologies, etc. at their fingertips. There's no reason for them to care about an insignificant number of nameless nerdz.

[@stevekaylor5606]

Also, Medical Care is very much about financial solvency of the doctor, clinic, hospital and insurance company!

[@RosieOs101]

It’s a shame that the medical industry develops a lot of those diseases that kill said 60,000/year.

[@giorgiocooper9023]

1 billion people are now obese on this planet, because they eat too much junk food and don’t exercise whilst the so called “health system” doesn’t do anything about it and whilst BP and the food industries get stinking rich promoting it !

[@viktorbryce951]

This is an old statistic, it's even higher than that, and I know this from the new studies that has us in a record-breaking homelessness crisis. The broken Healthcare System we have currently is the leading cause of this homelessness due to the over 500,000+ medical bankruptcies (now estimated to be over 700,000 a year). It used to be the Top 10 Wealthiest Individuals held as much wealth as the bottom 50% of Americans (this was a decade ago), and now the Top 3 Individuals own as much as the bottom 60% of Americans. Over half the Country is living paycheck to paycheck, so over 175 million people can't get ahead and have to live with massive stress, anxiety, depression, fear, etc.

[@MichaelCairns-fv2vi]

I have no objection to billionaires going into space..but I question the need to bring them back

[@bradgreen5860]

@@MichaelCairns-fv2vi maybe the 4 of them could make a trip via SpaceX. Hopefully there is a malfunction and they couldn’t return. Just like the Titan explorer sub.

[@GoldVisionATL]

bless u!!

[@leslieseale9761]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@mmdrodrigues]

That's the thing... They bring themselves back, you're just watching.

[@gsburek4345]

We are dirt on the bottom of their shoes

[@Yomama1029]

Oh really, I’m the dirt on the dirt on the bottom of their shoes

[@dxseven4159]

I'm relatively wealthy, but I could never have the influence or power of the oligarchs. I'm amazed that we've never been able to affect health care reform or stop the support of foreign entities rather than support domestic interests. Bernie really outlines where our problems lay.

[@Dykhopper]

Read Naomi Klein: Shock Doctrine to see how this happened..you will be shocked.

[@danafarrar3583]

Here's a definition of wealth you might like: Having all of your needs covered, plus more for extras.

[@tofu_golem]

Support of foreign entities is part of the game of power. The help we give to the wealthy vastly exceeds the help we give to foreign countries. Most of our national debt went to pay for tax cuts.

[@SarahSmith-vt3oc]

@@Dykhopper Thx for the recommendation - drilling into it now

[@Jvaishnava]

Unfortunately, the working class and poor are already tapped out, there’s not much left here. It’s the relatively rich that they’re going to squeeze next. They will be there to purchase all the stocks that many will be forced to sell, trying to hang on to what they have.

[@ZakWayne]

This country ain’t no democracy…

[@freeheeler09]

Yep! The US ended as a constitutional, democratic republic in 2010 with Citizens United. We are now an oligarchy.

[@robertbrown7470]

Constitutional Republic.

[@earl-d4n]

you be right, it's some kind of hybrid, and with comrade trump entering his last hurrah of taking bribes, it ain't gonna be good.

[@robertjamesonmusic]

Definitely becoming an oligarchy under Trump/Musk

[@Backpfeifengesicht789]

@@robertbrown7470 lol, you think republic means no democracy? Republic implies representative and elected government. I agree that no longer works, as representatives in a two-party system support their party rather than electorate, but that wasn't what founding fathers had in mind.

[@sd906238]

Terms limits on Congress would do a lot to reduce the power of the billionaires.

[@maryt8377]

I don't think that will make any difference .

[@paulm4457]

Term limits are useless if you let the politicians lobby after.All we are doing now is training politicians to exploit America with their newfound connections.

[@norme2681]

@@maryt8377 A person deep in debt enters the federal government in a decade he's on his way to be a billionaire himself, along with his spouse, children, siblings.

[@terrioestreich4007]

I agree, if this problem is changed, it will change policies at the base.

[@nmsmith1158]

you needed to be a billionaire to get rid of the old regime, who but a billionaire could have taken back twitter from the govt, without power and resources they would have been sidelined just like Bernie Sanders was by his own party

[@ItsMeShanalee]

Nobody in this WORLD. Should be given 1TRILLION $’s… can we talk about brain and heart surgeons??? Nurses and teachers? Childcare providers and schools in shambles,.???????? Oh. My., my mind cant fathom

[@ItsMeShanalee]

*also -this is what happens when “celebrities” involve themselves in politics. 😒😒

[@maryfries2147]

Then why not enforce anti trust laws and stop all lobbying

[@kathy93551]

M O N E Y!

[@_soupnazi]

Because lobbying is what funds campaigns, politicians need to win those to keep their position, no politician is going to support their own demise. It has to be made illegal through the courts, and I think it's fair to say this supreme court is rather comfortable the way things are. Trump will probably put a couple of young justices on the bench so reform ain't looking too good within the next few decades.

[@AD-ub7ly]

some believe trump put an end to it.

[@luddite333]

he would have no ranting material though

[@CowboyTech]

Would you allow lobbying by unions?

[@Aliyah-57]

Thank you Bernie and Forbes for sharing this! We’re in trouble here 😢

[@kermit56780]

i assume you meant the uk, right?

[@mama-cant-dance]

LMBO!!! Yeah, we're FREE from the curse of the Socialist state!!!!

[@sharlenepage1572]

Dont get it twisted. He's part of the establishment.

[@Yah-Chaser]

Bilgly

[@patriciaepperson2955]

Finally Forbes does something right for OUR COUNTRY

[@shelleyord5154]

Canadian here, have great admiration and regard for Senator Bernie Sanders! He will be remembered as a tireless advocate for the average citizen struggling to make ends meet, love you Bernie❤️

[@BahliPadma]

I agree wholeheartedly; he loves the people, and I wish more of us loved him for it the way I think he deserves. Thanks, Bernie.

[@carolbliss2611]

Thank you. Sorry about the idiot that got voted in as President and all the bad things he says about Canada. We love you and want peace. Have a wonderful year and stand up to that jerk!!!

[@jeffdonnelly7428]

Have you looked in your own back yard lately? All most all of this stuff is happening in Canada as well. Where do you think Canadian politicians get their money? Just say’n.

[@JosefK-ud8io]

@@jeffdonnelly7428 Yeah... Capitalisms problems are global problems.

[@brandiepauley8967]

Yep Canada is about to vote in our version of Donald Trump.

[@trtlduv07]

Excellent video!! Bernie is right on point!!!

[@TomFed]

Covid killed us. Made us tired and weak. Haven't been able to work like I used to. About to be homeless, jobs are paying less. Homelessness up 18% thats sad. And it's alot of old people. Nobody is helping people about to be evicted.

[@geneking4233]

I observed, and am experiencing the same...

[@cj6585]

💯. Good timing too

[@robertmarley8852]

I'm pure blood COVID freed us Showed us who we are up against

[@aaronmonroe7932]

Hey buddy. Keep pushing.

[@MariadeOro-q7b]

No one helped me when was evicted - by a greedy bank NO ONE - not even the lawyer I paid!!!!!

[@davidgoodman3545]

I'd like to thank Bernie for being an absolute rock and pillar of strength and a speaker of truth for decades now, never wavering, never taking big dollar donations and always being the bug in the ear of corporate politicians, for always being the chisel that may finally Crack the gigantic rock that is politics in America. HOPEFULLY AND FINALLY

[@uptick888]

Davidgoodman3545-thank you for your comment. I don’t know if you’re one of the millions of young people. Bernie educated in 2016, But you were listening!

[@vg7985]

@@jharchery4117darling, millionaire is poor compared to three people who own more than half of all wealth. Don’t try to distract, I don’t think billionaires are paying you .

[@jharchery4117]

@@vg7985 The last time around, conservatives were labeled fascists and Nazis. That didn't work, so now you're on to using the label oligarchs to spread fear in order to make us all socialist and communist. The liberals should try to lead by developing sound policy rather than to continue to spread fear and offering bread and circuses. And if you and Bernie were genuine communists, you'd consider a little millionaire just as bad as a big millionaire.

[@jharchery4117]

@@vg7985 Don't try to distract by changing the terms used by the left to describe their opposition from fascists and Nazis to oligarchs. Try for some sound policy instead. For the past hundred and fifty years communism and socialism has proven to be a failure.

[@stex1985]

Bernie I remember you saying nearly the same damn thing in the 70s. Socialism does not work and never will. These politicians not working for the very people who voted them into office is the reason for the enormous gap in wealth among the people. Does insider trading ring a bell?

[@pixelfingers]

Wake up America

[@prasvasu4217]

And do what?

[@jasonjones2810]

@@prasvasu4217 Nothing as always. That is what we do the best.

[@JohnnyBrooks22]

Mr......"Are You Ready For A Revolution" ? ... Bernie Sanders..... Just Substantiated the Luigi Effect ! !

[@Bilbie55]

Too late

[@Poisonthroat]

Fascists about to just steamroll everyone standing around doing nothing

[@Neshawk77]

2023: The CEO-to-worker pay ratio for S&P 500 companies was 268-to-1, meaning it would take more than five career lifetimes for workers to earn what CEOs receive in one year. 2022: The CEO-to-worker compensation ratio was estimated to be 344.3, meaning CEOs received more than 344 times the average salary of production and nonsupervisory workers. 2019: The CEO-to-worker pay ratio was 312.05. 1965: The average pay ratio was 21 to 1.

[@rob404]

Hard core truth! Thank you Senator Sanders. As a Canadian ...bravo.

[@karenkisiow4138]

Also as a Canadian, bravo! He should have been President.....

[@janetmaxwell222]

A Vermonter too...close to us...always liked him...as a member of the New Democratic party here in Canada he resonates with me but his message will not be popular with many in this current political climate...sad.

[@RogerB-ip8dd]

Bravo for what? Pointing out the obvious? Get rid of Trudeau.

[@2001Artfull]

Dear Bernie, I think we are already fucked. How do you see, The People, turning this around. Fighting? What does that mean? What should we do?

[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

Do you think Bernie knows how to operate modern phones or computers to access KZbin and read comments?

[@datamine9833]

@@TheEnvelopeOZWhat does that have to do with the content of this video?

[@TheEnvelopeOZ]

@@datamine9833 The Commenter is addressing the comment to Bernie, I'm saying do we think he is capable of even seeing these comments????

[@MicrobeDK-p87-cO9-r4q]

"Americans can always be trusted to do the right thing, once all other possibilities have been exhausted." Winston Churchill I'm exhausted already and Jan 20 is a long ways off..

[@Create-The-Imaginable]

Democrats were more worried about pronouns instead of Oligarchs! It's too late now!

[@danfannon1707]

Bernie Sanders is a Prophet of Biblical proportions; a voice crying in the wilderness of a dying America. When the dust settles and this once great nation is reduced to the ashes of oligarchy and feudalism, his words will be the only remainder of what once was, and what could have been had the United States not abandoned its soul and sense of decency. God bless this man.

[@mombug]

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus kept running through my mind as I listened the first time. I am listening again and reading comments ~ we know every word Bernie is speaking is truth. My heart is heavy, but I will continue my small part in the fight. God bless Bernie!! ❤🕊️

[@oooodles3]

Is that why he bowed out to Hilary Clinton despite having more support in 2016? Because he's a populist and really wanted to dismantle the military industrial complex?

[@jy1331]

Collaboration is the only way. Unite humanity. Equality and Equity

[@70sfred1]

Beautifully said!

[@christophersmith2470]

No he's not. He says one thing and votes another. You're just a low info voter who falls for frilly speech. I was rooting for a gov't shut down last week and am praying for the house situation to collapse, so that traitor trump doesn't get the electoral votes certified and cannot get sworn in. Then on January 19th Biden's term expires of we have no president at all. Then America's gov't and fake economy can finally collapse on its own and it will be a TRUE meritocracy from that point on. If trump does get sworn in then we can always depend on the $1.5 trillion in CRE bank defaults, upcoming student loan defaults, and consumer debt defaults to finally put us out of our misery. Either way, we're limping away from the scene of this crash. CAN'T WAIT!!

[@jimmbobb]

This man should have been our president from 2016 to 2024.

[@RonSivils-js4mm]

I agree. The fact that he didn't receive the Democratic nomination in 2016 or 2020 says all we need to know about the Democratic party..

[@norme2681]

Take a look at Canada that's what you would have got. You just think taxes are high in the US, and your not waiting for months to see a doctor.

[@Globe-m6z]

He is too honest and cannot be bought unlike corrupt Biden, to become President.

[@ArtsnCrafts-i3v]

Please send Bernie to the UK. I would vote for him to be our Prime Minister 👍👍👍

[@bruh44]

He is a socialist. She me the country where that has worked. He’s right about the billionaires in our country. But just like all the other politicians, he wouldn’t do a thing about that.

[@chicobicalho5621]

If the Democratic party had more sense, Sanders would have been nominated in 2016 and the state of American politics could be very different today.

[@gtc1961]

Yes, we'd be a communist state in decline.

[@dinas2369]

Yes, if they were not part of the oligarchy Bernie is talking about.

[@annwilliams3384]

Tulsi Gabbard supported Bernie in 2016, so she went on Hillary's "hit list."

[@PatriciaBergman-o2z]

100% truth!!!! He is Anointed, Blessed and Highly-Favored!!! ❤

[@PatriciaBergman-o2z]

100% Truth!!! He is Anointed, Blessed and Highly-Favored!!! ❤

[@BeautyNeedsAWitness]

A society living paycheck to paycheck doesn't have the time (or money) to take on these injustices or those with a vested economic interest in perpetuating the scheme....

[@jp6234]

Revolutions are initiated by the oppressed not by the oligarchs.

[@Andrew-xv7mz]

Oligarchy 101

[@reeves5000]

Eat the rich.

[@torbenlarsen331]

When I was a child in the fifties and sixties, I looked up to the US. I lived in Denmark 🇩🇰 and sometimes read a US magazine called Popular Mechanics. I was amazed by all the tools and things you buy. Later on, I worked as ship engineer for a Danish shipping, we had a new AB seaman among the crew, a black American. I left the ship in Mobile, Al to fly back home to Denmark 🇩🇰. But before I shook hands with all of the crew members. When I told him that I had 2 months paid vacation in Denmark, he couldn't believe it, he had literally never heard of such a thing as paid vacation before. Today all danes have 6 weeks paid vacation. I had two months because I had been on the ship for nearly a year. Strong unions made Denmark a better society. That's why Elon Moskovitch hates unions. He only cares about himself. Egogreedy Elon, never buy a Tesla.

[@ConcernedCitizen-e7j]

Love Denmark a country that says it like it is and puts its citizens first. Decided to learn Danish after visiting your country for last 2 years. I hope to visit often in the future .Tears from broken Ireland our government is actively engaged in the destruction of our culture and our lives following the broken US model that Bernie has warned about for so many years. We could fix all this if we followed one simple rule DO ONTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO ONTO YOU.

[@tunneltime8885]

you’re handing out booms torbin.. happy new year from Arkansas, USA

[@Zepultura]

There are plenty of blue collar unions in the US. The problem is the culture of masculinity, and that you are shamed for calling in sick or wanting to use vacation. As for city or government unions, they’re better. But no where near two months…

[@MauiViolinist]

I was a union organizer for health care workers for many years in Seattle, won every election and NLRB charges for firing our organizers illegally. I miss those days!!

[@makestank4800]

Well said and so true.

[@ragantate3995]

Thankyou Bernie for not being afraid to name names.

[@knotqueen2419]

When I was taking a business course in college in the 80's, there was a sign on the classroom wall that read something like, Remember the Golden Rule, those who have the Gold make the rules.

[@bsterris1615]

Knowledge is power, but money is muscle.

[@marthajwilcox1201]

They take over the rule making because we let them

[@knotqueen2419]

@@bsterris1615 Yes indeed.

[@MsAdventure531]

And on my college campus was etched in concrete, “The Moral Majority is Neither.” That was nearly 40 years ago.

[@georgefurman4371]

And the majority not having the gold but in fact producing it since one man alone can’t by himself own and produce it , should be the regulatory force of the greed of the few capitalizing wealth . The political balance between the majority and the elites should not be measured by the capacity of the few to influence opinion and power. And by their capacity to corrupt the political system.

[@eliasE989]

Bernie is one of the sanest people in the whole United States of America.

[@chariotsoffire2714]

Yeah, but he's still a hack

[@DonaldHayes-sb6vz]

@@eliasE989 he's (Bernie) a socialist and socialist loves taking money from the working people and give it to others that don't or won't work !

[@DeutschlandGuy]

While I agree with you in theory, being one of the sanest people in the US is a low bar to reach, unfortunately.

[@EdwardJanuska]

He is a communist

[@HypatiaMuse]

That's why the corporate sellout Democrat establishment sabotaged him in the primaries, he actually has principles and cares about the working class.

[@Lightning-speed27]

Long Live the Immortal Bernie Sanders. May we all speak the Truth to power in such confidence. Love and highest wishes to you all ❤

[@JoeL-zb1yd]

Bernie Sanders is fantastic. And power knows what the truth is.

[@JB777z]

Bernie is the best! We need his voice now more than ever! Love you Bernie!!

[@floridmike4696]

Truth to power? He said NOTHING when the DNC screwed him over for Hillary. He endorsed the thief.

[@musclvr377]

​@@JB777zhe's tireless and seems younger than most older politicians. Smart and sharp as he'll.

[@drmahaCroc9164]

US is moving towards a society of oligarchy like Russia but it still has democracy and people have freely-voted for Trump. What can we say.

[@Old-and-retired]

Bernie is 100% right. This is unsustainable as a society

[@lassyunderwood5987]

Thank God Kommunist Kamala lost bigley.

[@mavicmaverick-pnw]

@@lassyunderwood5987 I hope you're joking. Trump is part of the owner class Bernie is talking about, and his siding with Elon proves where his loyalties lie. Trump is a grifter taking advantage of the situation and will only make things much, much worse.

[@singingtruth9367]

Kamala is not a Communist she's a socialist in some ways. Medicare and social welfare is socialistic . All of Europe has Medicare they are not Communist. You need to go to school and learn more of a vocabulary. Government is a complicated system that has to be looked at fully. It is not simplistic as you are thinking.

[@Poisonthroat]

@@singingtruth9367you clearly don’t know what socialism is bc she is run of the mill dnc liberal basically Hilary 2.0

[@SteveRHanson]

You know what is unsustainable? Letting millions across our border who have to interest in becoming Americans and are just looking for handouts, then having us, the tax payer, pay for their welfare. Do you know what is also unsustainable? Failing to prosecute criminals in our inner cities in the name of DEI. Do you know what is unsustainable? Cutting all fossil fuels and forcing millions of American who rely on it to cool and heat their homes to pay higher prices.

[@lisahagerman1587]

It should have been Bernie for president all along!

[@MelloCello55]

Clintons threw him under the bus, but yes, he would have been the change that people wanted. A positive change.

[@Deontjie]

The Democratic party is just as scared of a free thinking Sanders, as they as of Trump. They will never nominate Sanders. And Democratic Party voters can not do anything about it.

[@reporeport]

the democrats don't have an actual primary process, it's fake. otherwise he would've been. easy

[@Revoltnow123]

@@lisahagerman1587 The lobby would never allow someone like Bernie to advance his political career as he is too much of a threat to it.

[@melodymordente-lm3bj]

YOU R 100%RIGHT IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN BERNIE SANDERS RUNNING 4 PRESIDENT I DAM WELL WOULD HAVE VOTED 4 HIM! BERNIE SPEAKS THE TRUTH WHILE THE REST OF THEM LIE ALL THE TIME THANK U BERNIE 4 BEING A VOICE 4 US IN POVERTY&GOD.BLESS U BERNIE SANDERS! YOU R BELOVED@

[@crystalfortune5515]

You are completely right! Thank you for having the courage to tell us exactly what is happening to our beautiful country. I’m so grateful for you.

[@Alunaevergreen]

The many must STAND up. The water is shallow. They are few. We only need to rise in consciousness to stand.

[@timothysanders1996]

Amen! Preach it, brother! Americans are sick of being exploited!

[@sansalt11]

Sick of and sick from….

[@mustangmikep51]

thats why most of us voted for TRUMP...if we didn't it would be 4 more years of the same wasteful B.S.

[@51dbail]

That guy doing the Preaching made many millions of dollars in congress. never had a real job in this life. a devil speaks great words, but his actions tell it all. DOGE scarce the hell out of him

[@musclvr377]

It's too bad rhe cult members will figure it out too late

[@51dbail]

@@musclvr377 u mean like china, north Korea, Russa or Cuba. his favorite country's

[@kathleenezell1508]

People need to stand up and take back the government and quit being afraid.

[@MarkWasheim]

you can be the first to stop paying your bank loans and taxes. we'll all tell you how brave you are & beg for your release.

[@vector011]

MAGA just did

[@vector011]

Bernie promotion paid by Nancy Pelosi?

[@buddyeast1928]

We just did.

[@louip5368]

@@vector011but they handed it to Musk and that other Salami foreigner. How patriotic is that?

[@kenlampton6729]

I see many comments below criticizing Mr. Sanders. But I personally believe the statistics he cites are accurate and the conclusions he draws are sound. I believe the Supreme Court struck a deathblow to our democracy when the court decided it was okay for corporate interests to spend virtually unlimited amounts of money on political campaigns. The net effect: the ultra-wealthy members of American society are encouraged to "buy" our government and drive its policies in the manner that they think will increase their wealth. "Let the middle class be damned!" Today's oligarchs will lead us quickly down the path to fascism.

[@Dykhopper]

As Chomsky states, this is a class war...uber rich against everyone else.

[@lordray02]

Socialism was corrupted by totalitarianism what's to say it hasn't already happened to capitalism

[@tofu_golem]

You're wrong. The Democrats keep moving to the right because they think it will get them Republican voters, but Bernie is the only one who can pull votes from Republicans.

[@uptick888]

They are trolls

[@lisandra5330]

And now we know billionaires were showering Thomas and Alito and maybe others with ultra expensive gifts. Yet Congress does nothing.

[@cynthiahughes271]

In addition to educating us on these hard facts about the demise of democracy in the US and his work to make healthcare affordable and available in our communities, Bernie takes time from his personal life to travel around his state encouraging young people to get off their screens and join him for his Basketball with Bernie events. I took a couple of teens to one of these events and we had a blast. This weekend one of those teens told me that he was starting to focus on his health, exercising everyday and getting outside. These seemingly small community events can make a difference.

[@chrisoconnor5880]

America has never been in more danger

[@keepitahunnid7133]

Never?

[@dianedempster4071]

OK January 6th, 2020?​@@keepitahunnid7133

[@rockonmadonna]

Never. We would arguably be better off today had we lost the Revolutionary War. The UK and its other former colonies have more rights for the majority and less power for the lords.

[@StudioBe108]

Nor in need of such radical reform.

[@thomasjones4570]

These Russian bots need to be stopped...

[@vickipalladeno5334]

Thank you for these words....now if we could get folks to listen 😢

[@lisaflower1152]

Democrats have always been listening and we have always known that this is the truth he is speaking. We all know this. The question is…. What is the damn solution?? I posted my suggestions on this thread . Maybe someone will read them .

[@brightestfuture]

people still vote, lol

[@albertosillywhips7281]

I'm listening, but I'm not hearing any workable solutions. How exactly does Mr. Sanders plan to redistribute the wealth? Are we going to tax the rich and then give those billions of dollars to the federal government? Look at how liberal states spend taxpayer money. The liberal party in this country is simply too corrupt and incompetent.

[@martin.explains]

The best president America never had

[@vickiepeek2279]

thankfully

[@crystalidx]

I'm glad, how bad would it have been if he wasn't.

[@ubon11]

Who did nothing but boot lick the Democratic Party after they rigged his nomination twice.

[@thecrimsondragon9744]

I pity you Americans. He was your golden ticket.

[@STEAKnyfeCYRUS]

​@thecrimsondragon9744 that's precisely why they didn't give him a fair shot...

[@sharynkoren2054]

Bernie we love you! Thank you for all you have done for us. Bless you❤

[@jenniferpazmino7139]

THANK YOU Bernie Sanders ❤🎉

[@ileneyoung7404]

Yes, thank you, sir, for those spoken words of truth.

[@Bevrinton]

For what

[@adelabdo3944]

Happy holiday to you, Senator Bernie may God bless you. You are a great man. We need more like you in this country.

[@scherryvalentine9673]

Do you know how many homes he owns? Give me a break. He’s not one of us.

[@annc.3908]

He’s got a few and worth $600k and more🎉

[@CormanTube]

The US needs to reign in lobbying and abolish superPACs.

[@davebonar1]

You mean like the 2 billion Kamala spent to get defeated ? The Dems are hypocrites and have a problem.

[@blackyboi2885]

they use super pacs to brainwash people into voting for the obedient robot of their choice and or to dig up skeletons out of the closet and bury anyone saying alot of things that if elected will destroy all these scams they have put in place.

[@joannlanglois5315]

Thank you Bernie for speaking the truth

[@Vitriolblog]

The United States of America had a nice run, nearly 250 years. But every society succeeds only to fall victim of it's own wealth and power. Hope everyone had fun because the fall is going to be brutal.

[@scottwebb4722]

Rome started as a kingdom, or possibly a colony of the Etruscans, became a republic, and when the republic became controlled by a few it became an empire. Should go this way too

[@matchpoint14]

Vitriolblog, yea you are right, it has been too good for too long and that includes the entire world. I told my mother this a few days before Covid hit. I told her something is coming I do not know what but it has been too good for too long. More is coming it could mean a total collapse. It could happen so easy

[@sperzieb00n]

in that sense, oligarchy is very very bad but not the absolute end for america; it has been there before within those 250 years

[@rap3208]

250 years? Not really. it started gaining wealth and became a superpower in the late 1800s where it went around the world conquering and acquiring territories (Puerto Rico, hawaii, Philippines, Guam, etc.), then became number 1 after WW2 because the whole world was in ruins and the US was untouched. Then it became the sole superpower when the Soviet Union dissolved. America enjoyed probably 120 year good run at most, now it is gradually becoming irrelevant as a superpower

[@Jay_Speed]

It's time for a change, the voting system has to be dropped for a more democratic one, not only two parties.

[@devroombagchus7460]

After 4 years in the US, I decided to return to Switzerland, a relatively conservative country, but with respect to basic human values. I could no longer live among people who by voting made it possible to create an insane culture.

[@vaska1999]

I've just left Canada for the same reason.

[@nicholas11121]

@@vaska1999where are you going

[@fromhigherground4272]

Switzerland maybe be conservative, but it’s a scam country propped by financial irregularities, pharma lobbying, private equity robbing developing countries like DRC, etc. I have zero respect for Switzerland.

[@supers0nic77]

I've just left Germany for the same reason.

[@EmeraldEyesEsoteric]

There is a little channel called GIUREH that will tell you all the Truth about Switzerland.

[@garnetrose6162]

Thanks Bernie for speaking the TrUtH. These Billionaires should be paying income taxes of the 1960’s, not this ridiculous Free For All effective tax rate of 6%!

[@willcoll8789]

Great point! The deficit could be eliminated if only the rich paid their fair share… no need to cut or reduce anything…

[@thomascraig4466]

It's not the tax rate, it's the damned loopholes. For example, Google Trump's tax records for the last 15 years.

[@Skyking6976]

Funny thing is those of us in the .1% don’t own anything. We live through corporations whose tax rate was cut almost in half by Trump and I understand he wants to cut it more. It was embarrassing to those like me in the mid-60’s never wanted to deal with kids, just enjoy life. We didn’t need the money. Public corporations? They didn’t hire, give raises or create new products. They did buy-backs of their own stock with all the extra cash. That automatically raised the price, which was good for us and the execs made the bonuses. What did Trump say? They weren’t supposed to do that🤣

[@mitchg3401]

Why he didn't fix it in 2020 to present? And in 2008 to 2016?

[@kelbatt7729]

@@thomascraig4466 Current annual loss to IRS because of loopholes -is just under $1Trillion.

[@julieterrell1973]

Bernie❤🎉 more politicians should be LIKE YOUUUU!❤🎉

[@davidb2206]

And own THREE houses?

[@idamcneill8005]

​@@davidb2206 He lives half the year in DC, half in his home state, and maybe a vacation house? Wow, the horror. Heck, my Mom owned 4 or 5 once. After she was on Social Security. I doubt she EVER made over 50k a year, if that. Put me & my bother thru college, with a disabled husband. But I was born when Eisenhower was president, monopolies were evil, and the 'rich' & corporations paid their proportional shares. Heck, the company OWNER played on the company baseball team with the janitor and the forklift driver and the machine operators Bernie is maybe 10 years older so he remembers those days well.

[@josephcafariello365]

You are a wonderful man, Mr. Sanders. Thank-you so much for championing the causes aflicting the masses. We need more caring people like you. Please keep doing what you do so well, defending the little people. Well done!

[@willieleahy5162]

Bernie, you have always stood up for Truth and "We The People." Happy New Year.

[@donsink]

No. He also is a puppet. Stop following the media.

[@rebeccataylor8365]

Thank you for continuing to point this out. The real question is “how do we fight back? What can I, as an individual do? I feel so helpless w/o a plan”. I think there a lot of individuals who feel the same & would like a plan to fight for democracy.

[@kathy93551]

I am right there with you.

[@barking_mad6649]

Gary's Economics

[@deonjacobs8896]

Democracy is an oxymoron, it's both true and false. The backbone of democracy is 'power of the people'....well, people have no power and they never had. All of the world is ruled by a 'select few', the question is, who selected them and to what end?

[@iamz_mbie]

stop paying them and get your products elsewhere

[@davidroberts3995]

I hate their power.

[@evelyncoburn9578]

The USA WIII NEVER BE THE SAME AFTER THE FOUR YEARS OF TRUMP, GOD BLISS THE USA. 💔💔💔🇺🇸

[@RogerB-ip8dd]

Lmao get treated for TDS.

[@PKoch-jm4bk]

THANK YOU, BERNIE SANDERS for educating us and supporting democracy! Have a healthy! new Year! 💙☮

[@rimor3579]

The last common sense politician who speaks the truth.

[@garybulwinkle82]

We are not a Democracy! We are a Constitutional Republic!!!

[@suzannethiras3315]

He is a socialist

[@TLA123y6f]

TRUE democracy

[@XHALE303]

@@rimor3579 And votes for lies.

[@trishboyter7711]

Senator Bernie Sanders is the BEST President America has never had!

[@jjeaze]

💯💯💯

[@01SilveradoLT]

OMG

[@robedmund9948]

The one the DNC and Democrat Cult tossed aside first for Hillary, then for Kamala. And people just stood there, amazed.

[@johnhalverson1133]

....if only.

[@bioniteorigins]

spot on. think about an alternate reality where Bernie was elected president would be like. I wonder.

[@artsci2716]

I cannot believe that Forbes would allow this video. Thank you Bernie for speaking the truth. Let's take our country back from these greedy bastards!

[@danielswanson9134]

Bernie provides a very simple narrative to divide the people. Those that understand how the monetary system actually works know that Bernie is just a tool. He is allowed to speak because he promotes division which is a primary tool for control.

[@susieoughton8836]

Bahaha

[@Invertebratelove]

Yes! We are not “Americans” if we do not fight for this country and fight for our freedom.

[@DianaE-d9z]

Thank you for your service, Senator Sanders. I was a volunteer on your 2020 campaign. What a disappointment. Volunteered on six campaigns this year at age 75 and am pretty much done. Am at a loss for fixing the future of this country.

[@susanglinka2221]

Bernie, may you be blessed with a healthy, happy new year. STAY STRONG WE NEED YOU!!!

[@fabricioestevam6297]

As a Brazilian who doesn't live in the United States, but who observes its politicians, I ask this question: Why isn't this man your president?

[@YaleCrane]

The simple answer: because he can’t be bought

[@eclipse5708]

Because primary elections aren't as democratic as they appear, the party ultimately chooses who is their nominee and establishment Democrats refused to give him the nomination despite his popularity with the voters. The system is too broken by big money to the point where the people's voice is either corrupted or ignored. We're not the bastion of freedom and democracy we appear to be, you could argue that the oligarchy he's speaking of is already here.

[@stephenzeilstra6520]

@@eclipse5708 well, as you explained it America is not a democracy country then.

[@Deontjie]

Because the Democratic Party is just as afraid of Sanders, as they are of Trump.

[@tsifty1]

Hé tried but as he said Billionaires made sure he wouldn’t be elected.

[@andredecaires2]

Bernie!!!!!!!!!!!! Always on point. Hss been for decades. Bless up Bernie.

[@Lord_LindaThePhilosopher]

and just so people know this means getting off your as and actually protesting peacefully. But no one does that anymore... WE NEED TO BE THE FRENCH

[@brianallen2392]

I'M A CANADIAN AND WE PAY MORE TAXES THAN THE USA, BUT WE DON'T PAY FOR ANY MEDICAL NEEDS THAT MAY ARISE. WHY DON'T YOU DO WHAT WE DO? IT'S SIMPLE. PAY A LITTLE MORE TAX AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT LOSING YOUR HOME IF YOU GET SICK.

[@bobk3840]

But you get to wait a long time to see a doctor or specialist for a medical condition. How is that working out for you?

[@mikewilliams6025]

Your medical system is falling apart. Surprised you don't know that.

[@Expat-d3d]

@@bobk3840 Obviously better than in the U.S.

[@Expat-d3d]

@@mikewilliams6025 Typical American response.. Too proud to accept that America is maybe not the greatest country in the world....

[@frank.l181]

Great Britain has the best socialized medicine system. But the country is in big trouble. In U.S, if work for a company or city/state that has medical benefits, it's actually very good.

[@FhyGhost-g8w]

Wholeheartedly Agree 💯

[@hal511bm]

Thank you Mr. Bernie Sanders. God Bless and all the best.

[@iviewthetube]

He's all talk and no do.

[@lxmzhg]

@@iviewthetube That's because he's controlled opposition.

[@karenpryor2404]

We are definitely in trouble people

[@CodeSpaghettiChef]

A society that makes a Bernie presidency impossible makes Luigi necessary

[@bossbrent]

Facts

[@kelbatt7729]

There will be more Luigi. Luigi will be remembered. I will be surprised if he is alive by the end of next year.

[@leav388]

Free Luigi

[@LQOTW]

Historically speaking, the greater the disparity of a nation's division the more brutal and painful its collapse.

[@ChillWill-q5x]

You underestimate what people are willing to do to survive. Your friends will betray you.

[@thatdude3977]

America has never known peace since the arrivals of gods greed. You're only barely noticing becuz its affect you or your thoughts. 😂 the phone got you going rabid

[@00777ish]

Thanks Democrats for giving us Hillary instead of Bernie! Pathetic!

[@dprcontracting6299]

Yes quite right. I think history might have taken a different turn if Bernie had got in, as long as he was delivered a Congress that would back his agenda (we certainly would have had a different Supreme Court if he'd been able to pick three justices as Trump was able to).

[@pauldempsey1214]

An Kamala don't forget that. Elites pick candidates instead of party members can only lead to disaster.

[@DefensisIndus]

To be fair, imagine What Hillary would've done if she Found out Bernie was in the lead at that time 😬

[@davebonar1]

They both are extremists and the problem with politicians. The Dems are the party of failures and people who listen to Sanders need to move to another socialist country like Venezuela and see how socialism works. Or there are others that they can move to.

[@michaeldpearce]

There needs to be a "Let them eat cake" moment to unleash the rage. If the system continues as is, it will surely come. Ibid France 1789

[@paula98033]

As a 74-year-old retired female engineer, I need to express my deep frustration with our healthcare system. My situation illustrates the challenges many seniors face: I receive $2,233 in Social Security, but after the $349 Medicare Part B deduction, I'm left with just $1,829 monthly. This must cover my mortgage, property taxes, more than five medications, and other essential expenses. Regarding Luigi's actions - I believe they stemmed from a place of intelligence and justice, not foolishness. He gave voice to what many Americans feel about our broken healthcare system. Why don't we have universal healthcare like other nations? The answer, I believe, lies in the influence of powerful interests over our political system. My faith in the system has eroded, but I believe change is possible. We should put universal healthcare on the ballot and let the people decide. Luigi acted with compassion and intelligence, standing up for those victimized by a corrupt system. He advocated for vulnerable people who struggle within our current healthcare structure. May justice prevail.

[@ReneBouchard-pd2rs]

You don’t need part B. Sign up for an Advantage plan instead.

[@kurtgandenberger6139]

i am truly sorry you are in this predicament. i always advised people "in order to retire you must have your house and car paid off." social security has never been enough to retire comfortably. i just turned 73 and still am finding ways to make money.

[@heliumcalcium396]

Why not move to Canada, where they have free universal health care.? It's a panacea, isn't it?

[@fjp3305]

As a retired engineer, you should have your house paid for and should've saved some money for retirement. And you're right, the US , the richest nation in the world, should have universal healthcare. It's mind boggling why it doesn't. The politicians is the problem. I'm a 69 year old male retiree. I live in Spain. I have private medical insurance with an American company, Cigna. I pay $145 a month, and no deductions if I use their approved doctors and centers. If not, there is a 20% deduction. In the US, with the same company, I would probably be paying 3 or 4 times that. I can use the public system when I want, I only use it for primary care, it takes longer to get an appointment with a specialist. Medications here cost about 1/10, yes, one tenth, of what they cost in the US. I used to live there. And of that, as a retiree, I pay 1/10.

[@bartsolari5035]

Luigi's action is metaphoric...

[@odettetenney409]

Senator Sanders is truly an American Patriot...Truth always comes from Senator Sanders.... GOD BLESS HIM 🙏🙏✝️✝️

[@suzannesherman5275]

He's rich also, by being in politics too long. Remember, he's a socialist

[@Deontjie]

How can God bless him, if he can't even say Merry Christmas?

[@timothyrussell4445]

@@Deontjie Christmas was only invented in the 4th century by Emperor Constantine to replace Pagan traditions

[@XHALE303]

While voting for the Iraq war

[@GoldVisionATL]

yes he is

[@TwilightZone96761]

First good post from Forbes in a long time!!

[@afzaalkhan.m]

Very informative Thank you, Mr Sanders

[@user-mm6xi3er5u]

The US has been an oligarchy since early 1900’s, probably before that.

[@anthonyfuleky3722]

Actually you can go back to our beginning Founding Fathers....they were the billionaires of their time...they were English subjects living across the pond from their King doing all the work over here and sending all the proceeds back to his Majesty. So they got together and decided to create their own country, made up their own set of rules, and giving those whom lived here a bill of rights...example a right to bare arms against a TYRANNICAL government ( yah a free army)....and that was our beginning and it has never changed only passed on wealthy to wealthy.....don't believe me just FOLLOW THE MONEY from our HUMBLE beginnings...

[@MrTeff999]

That changed during the Roosevelt administration with the rise of the middle class. The death of the middle class began, in my opinion, with the Citizens United decision, and the crash of the housing bubble in 2008/2009.

[@steven2183]

Immediately proceeding the revolutionary war, the veterans that fought and won independence had to march on Philadelphia to get the backpay that was promised in their enlistment from the same kind of people who have always run this government.....plutocratic oligarchs. It was called the Philadelphia mutiny of 1783 and it is one of the main reasons the capital is in DC rather than Philadelphia. Just because they're attempting to put the threat of oligarchy in the public narrative doesn't mean this is anything new. It has always been this way and by saying that it is 'emerging' is a deceptive attempt to negate that fact. If the threat of capital flight and economic downturn are all it takes to coerce people's vote, the seat of power does not reside at the ballot box. The social contract is not only broken, it was a lie. The lack of social contract renders the governing body, and maybe democracy writ large, illegitimate.

[@willrose5424]

400 years of what?

[@bradical7772]

@@MrTeff999Reagan

[@dawnieb.7394]

The bottom half of American society is approximately 115 million people. 3 men are worth more than all those people. Unreal.

[@davidappell3105]

It's about 165 M

[@PeteWadeShow]

and those 115 million people are in the top 5% of wealth for the world. Maybe it isn't all bad for them?

[@TurtleMountain]

they are not worth 115 million people. how many people was the health insurance CEO worth? yet he died in the streets all the same just like the most "worthless" of us. just remember, they are only worth something if you let them be worth something. those 115 million people will always hold more power combined than any single billionaire.

[@FoobsTon]

​@@PeteWadeShow That's not the point.

[@jayleeper1512]

The population of the US is 330 million so half would be 165 million. Life expectancy in the US is 46th, the standard of living is 37th and the US is the only industrialized country where people die or go bankrupt from lack of health care. The cost of living is among the highest in the world.

[@CaptBill69]

Thank You Bernie. YES, YES, YES to the #1 Most Significant Political Issue of Our Lifetimes.

[@friedzombie4]

The Culture War is dead; long live The Class War!

[@blackyboi2885]

both are scams to keep us preoccupied. all these light sentences which just keep the streets ultra unsafe is another scam they use to bedevil us. they also own mayors, judges etc...they will use racizm also as a last resort...black on white etc....carefully adjusting punishments in a ultra light nutty way they will fan the flames of race hatred. they got alot of tools to play us with.

[@darshanpatil1950]

Amazing video. Amazing compilation of facts. I stand with Bernie Sanders. Let us defeat the combination of politics & billionaires.

[@TLA123y6f]

I've ALWAYS stood with Bernie. He's a true patriot.

[@mikebasarabeanu9347]

Let’s make a revolution…

[@BokeemWoodbeezy]

To many people distracted by Instagram

[@donnawhyte932]

There are Veterans who are serious about stopping this Insanity of Trump, Musk and the Rest of the Republicans ! When the Decent People of the United States have finally had it, they will say Enough is Enough.

[@vicks8934]

Too late...but let's go!

[@Drew-de7ey]

@@vicks8934 you start. I'm right behind you.

[@kelbatt7729]

@@vicks8934 Massive peaceful protest at the inauguration could be a start.

[@JessieeAlmar]

I'm planning to retire at 59 in another country outside the US that is free, safe and very cheap with a high quality of life and good healthcare. I could fully just rely on only my SS if I wanted to when that times arrives but l'll also have at least one pension, a 403 (b) and a very prolific Investment account with my Stephanie Stiefel my FA. Retiring comfortably in the US these days is almost impossible

[@MafArdoleda]

I know this lady you just mentioned. Stephanie Janis Stiefel is a portfolio manager and investment advisor. She gained recognition as an employee of neuberger berman; a renowned investor she is. Stephanie Janis Stiefel has demonstrated expertise in investment strategies and has been involved in managing portfolios and providing guidance to clients.

[@YaxelBurone]

I’m planning on moving to Thailand in the next 5 years if trump’s government doesn’t do anything with the high prices of groceries and taxes What about you??

[@KarencitaSacher]

Been debt free for two years thanks to Stephanie Janis Stiefel. So sad to see my friends in their 40s with car loans, mortgages and credit card debt.

[@LuuzbelitoPirogovsky]

My sister lives in Aussie. They have good healthcare better than America. I am also moving there after I retire.

[@GobinderLuymes]

Please stop gentrifying countries

[@debbieaust7413]

THANK YOU, SENATOR BERNIE SANDERS FOR ADDRESSING THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WITH THE TRUTH ABOUT THE SITUATION US AMERICANS FIND OURSELVES IN!!! GOD BLESS YOU!!! 🤲🕯💙

[@mrmyth5846]

…due to his commie policies.

[@mollylundquist9145]

THANK YOU, Bernie Sanders! Most politicians lack the courage to speak up about the oligarchy---because it's members of the oligarchy who fund political campaigns. My favorite line from "Wall Street" is not the famous one: "Greed is good"--the line that got all the attention. The best line in the film is Gordon Gekko telling Bud Fox, "If you're naive enough to think we live in a democracy, you're wrong. We live in a free market"---i.e., an oligarchy.

[@komaseve]

People. Unite. Get off your smartphones! Talk to one another!

[@peepers4763]

Fully agree, voters listen to the news and vote by party. As in team sports, stop the opposition, tackle the quarterback. Most of Congress has been in there for year after year Bernie 17 years for you. Stopping in the opposition as opposed to solving the problem is part of the problem. Let’s find out why the majority of voters chose Trump for a second time knowing all of the facts there is a problem on the other side..

[@Bachconcertos]

Good luck with that.

[@dawnewinonamoore9364]

no lies told here and don't forget that the oligrachs are a ruling class in Russia---things that make you go hummmmmmm

[@bradgreen5860]

This is why Trump loves Putin.

[@TLA123y6f]

Isn't it interesting that Trump has buddied up with the likes of Putin and other dictators while making adverseraries of our allies. What an idiot. And "idiot" is the understatement of the century.

[@bluskies1000]

There really is Cabal of the rich controlling us. . They own most media. They buy all politicians so whoever wins is their 'client'. Cross them they will destroy the politician.

[@XHALE303]

@@bradgreen5860 ANd why dems love Oligarchs Koch, Bezos, Zuckerburg, Gates, Rockefeller etc.

[@khoirunnisa2801]

Oligrachs are a ruling class in South Korea too. With Samsung, LG, Hyundai, etc. The difference that south Korean are know about that. No one defending Samsung or Lee family the way America defending Elon musk.

[@crazykansan3026]

Tell it like it is. I wonder how many people are starting to see reality.