Gregory Jon

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What does Bernie Sanders really stand for?

via Politico.com

Here's some of the bullet points. At the bottom of the page, there's a link to the article for complete details.

Construction funding, rent control and taxes to curb speculation

Raise taxes on the wealthy, create new social programs

Raise the federal minimum wage to $15/hour

Study reparations

Restrict charter school growth

Universal free meals in schools

College should be free

Cancel all student debt

The Electoral College should be eliminated

Felons should be allowed to vote while incarcerated

Support closing down existing nuclear power reactors

Ban fracking everywhere

Break up agribusiness

Support a voluntary buyback program

Few limits, if any on abortions

Medicare for All 

Citizenship for Dreamers

Repeal the statute on illegal entry

Don’t support additional wall funding

Boost infrastructure spending, but no stated funding mechanism

Legalize marijuana

Slash the defense budget

Increase the capital gains tax rate

Create special taxes on wealth

Create taxes on financial trades

Against the USMCA

The complete article here > Bernie Sanders, He’s defied all predictions by going from an unknown senator to a national progressive icon. His signature issues have become the lingua franca of liberals on this list.


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