Middle Class
Wall Street asks President Obama for ‘healing speech’ (MSNBC)
May 2, 2012
Bernie talks about Wall Street with MSNBC’s Ed Schultz.
“I think if there is an apology that is due – and it’s long overdue – it’s from these guys on Wall St & certainly not Obama. From Obama what we need is for him to begin to stand up & be even tougher on these guys.”
Dems introduce Buffet rule (MSNBC)
February 1, 2012
Watch Bernie talk to Ed Schultz on MSNBC about the so-called “Buffet rule.”
“…when the effective tax rate for millionaires & billionaires is the lowest it has been in decades, so you have 1/4 of millionaires in this country paying a lower effective tax rate than the average middle-class person… of course it is right to ask the wealthiest people to pay more.”
Sen. Sanders Editorial: Overturn Citizens United (US News Opinion)
January 13, 2012
By Sen. Bernie Sanders In America today, the top 1 percent earns more income than the bottom 50 percent and the wealthiest 400 individuals own more wealth than the bottom half of the country–150 million Americans. We have the most unfair distribution of wealth and income of any industrialized country. In America today, the middle [...]
“Despair Is Not an Option” (Progressive Magazine)
December 21, 2011
By Sen. Bernie Sanders Today in America, the great middle class of our country, the middle class that has been the envy of the entire world, is collapsing, poverty is increasing, while the wealthiest people in this country have never had it so good. As a result of the greed, the recklessness, and the illegal [...]
Sen. Sanders on payroll tax showdown and more (WCAX)
December 20, 2011
Bernie talks with WCAX’s Darren Perron about the payroll tax extension.
“I believe the middle class does need tax relief. No question about that. But it should be funded in a progressive and fair way.”
Sen. Sanders Constitutional Amendment (MSNBC)
December 15, 2011
Watch Bernie discuss his Republican obstructionism with Ed Schultz on MSNBC.
“I think the Democrats have got to be aggressive in taking the case to the American people & say enough is enough. It is the middle class, it is the working class, that needs tax breaks, not the wealthiest people in this country. At some point you are going to have to draw a line in the sand.”
Parties roll out dueling payroll tax proposals (Politico)
December 5, 2011
By Manu Raju & Jake Sherman December drama has hit the Hill. President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats are on a collision course with Republicans over extending a payroll tax break that expires at year’s end, with both sides pushing new proposals that diverge dramatically over how to pay for the tax cut. Senate Majority [...]
Obama: Pass payroll tax cut extension or stay through Christmas (MSNBC)
December 2, 2011
Watch Bernie discuss his vote on the payroll tax cut extension with Ed Schultz on MSNBC.
“Absolutely we need a major tax cut for the Middle-Class; absolutely it has got to be funded by asking the wealthiest people in this country to start paying their fair share. “
Sanders Issues Campaign Warning for Obama on Entitlement Cuts (Roll Call)
November 18, 2011
By David M. Drucker Sen. Bernie Sanders would not commit to supporting President Barrack Obama’s 2012 re-election bid today. The liberal Vermont Independent, in an interview with CNN, criticized Obama’s stated desire to reform the Medicare and Social Security entitlement programs. Sanders warned that the president’s position could cost him the enthusiasm and votes of [...]
Sanders: Dems must work for Middle Class (CNN)
Watch Bernie discuss the prospect of a “Super Committee” deal on CNN’s The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.
“I would rather have no deal, than a bad deal.”
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