Do you like factual knowledge?
Here is a set of links to Bernie Sanders views and/or statements on virtually every topic:
To donate:
http://tinyurl.com/donate2bernie
Official Bernie Merch:
http://tinyurl.com/BernieMerch
Speech:
Short documentary:
To register to vote:
http://tinyurl.com/z2omvnt
How & when to vote for Bernie:
http://voteforbernie.org/
Platform:
https://berniesanders.com/issues/
Agenda:
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/agenda/
Democratic Socialism:
http://tinyurl.com/about-dsa
Time as Mayor:
http://tinyurl.com/MayorBernie
GMO's and Monsanto:
Opposing Keystone Pipeline:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/6470716
Women's Rights:
http://tinyurl.com/Bern4Women
Animal Rights:
http://tinyurl.com/BernieFriends
Climate Change:
http://tinyurl.com/BernClimateChange
Black Lives Matter:
Civil Rights:
Gay Rights:
http://tinyurl.com/BernieLGBT
Opposing fracking:
http://youtu.be/2qYzwDbBHZM
Racial Justice:
http://tinyurl.com/Bernie4Justice
Ending the War on Drugs:
http://youtu.be/FEZF3s5ZVrE
Making College Affordable:
http://tinyurl.com/AffordableCollege
Raising minimum wage:
https://berniesanders.com/issues/a-living-wage/
Marijuana legalization:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/7337454
Opposing the Koch brothers:
http://tinyurl.com/Bros0Koch
Walmart greed:
https://youtu.be/kryWiCpcwZI
Wall Street Reform:
http://tinyurl.com/ReformWallSt
Opposing NAFTA:
http://tinyurl.com/BernOnNAFTA
Pay equity:
http://tinyurl.com/EqualPayBernie
Unemployment:
http://tinyurl.com/BernUnEmp
Social Security:
http://tinyurl.com/BernieSS
Opposing the Patriot Act:
http://tinyurl.com/BerniePatAct
Medicare for all:
https://berniesanders.com/medicare-for-all/
Veterans Affairs:
http://tinyurl.com/Bern4Vets
Women's Rights:
http://tinyurl.com/Bern4Women
Breaking Up Big Banks:
http://tinyurl.com/BreakUpBanks
Pledge to not accept super PAC:
http://tinyurl.com/NoSuperPac
Rebuilding infrastructure:
http://tinyurl.com/Bern4Infa
Closing Tax Loopholes:
http://tinyurl.com/CoTaxReform
Opposing Iraq War:
http://tinyurl.com/BernNoIraq
Opposing Wall Street Bailout:
http://tinyurl.com/NoBernOuts
Opposing Offshore Oil Drilling:
http://tinyurl.com/NoOffshore
Opposing TPP:
http://tinyurl.com/NoTPP4Bernie
No Child Left Behind Reform:
http://tinyurl.com/NCLBernie
Original Link List Courtesy of Laurel DeForge
Also, if you want a little more clarity on how Bernie purposes we pay for some of his policies...
Free college for all?
Tuesday, May 19, 2015, Sanders introduced legislation to help make public 4-year colleges and universities tuition free, called the "College for All Act."
Funding for this legislation would come from a 0.5% tax on stock trades, a 0.1% tax on bonds, and a 0.005% tax on derivatives. "It has been estimated that this provision could raise hundreds of billions a year."
Universal Healthcare?
Funding for this bill (starting pg 166) would be paid by a 6.7% payroll tax on employers a, 2.2% - 5.2% income tax on employees (dependent on income bracket from less than $200k a year to over $600k a year), an 5.4% tax on modified adjusted gross income exceeding $1 million, and a .02% tax on securities transactions.
It is also worth noting that with all the programs Bernie bill would eliminate, the costs of those programs would essentially transfer to Bernie's health program, providing additional funding.
Green energy initiatives?
Funding for this proposal would be paid on $20 carbon tax per ton of carbon emissions, rising by 5.6% per year over 10 years.
"This fee would apply to only 2,869 of the largest fossil fuel polluters, covering about 85 percent of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Congressional Research Service. The Congressional Budget Office estimates this step alone could raise $1.2 trillion in revenue over ten years and reduce greenhouse gas emissions approximately 20 percent from 2005 levels by 2025." (bill summary)
Imported fuels would be charged the same carbon fee, unless the exporting country has a similar climate program and already charges a fee on carbon. The bill would also end fossil fuel subsidies. From this, "approximately $300 billion would go to debt reduction over ten years".
Increased wages?
This bill proposes the follow wage adjustments:
+ Minimum wage - $9 in 2016, $10.50 in 2017, $12.00 in 2018, $13.50 in 2019, and $15 in 2020.
+ Tipped min wage - $3.15 in 2016, then increased $1.50 each year until matching standard minimum.
+ Youth min wage - can be no less than $3.00 less the standard minimum.
Bernie Sanders also has proposals to reduce the deficit. These include:
+ End offshore tax havens
+ Establish .03% tax on Wall Street speculators
+ End tax breaks and subsides for big oil, gas, and coal companies
+ Establish as estate tax on inherited wealth over more than $3.5 million
+ Tax capital gains and dividends the same as work
+ Repeal 2001 and 2003 Bush tax breaks for the top two percent
+ Establish a currency manipulation fee on China and other countries
+ Reduce unnecessary spending at the Pentagon
+ Require Medicare to negotiate for drug prices
+ End mass incarceration (costs billions of dollars a year)
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