Bernie Sanders Viewpoints

The 2016 Presidential Campaign candidate, Bernie Sanders, believes in creating a better America. In proving to the American people, rich and poor, how great the country can be if all people vote for who is trusted best as future President of the United States. The political figures in government care about money and wealth, not the people. Bernard Sanders would be the best choice for President for the main reason that he is concerned about the issues in America that create inequality for the people. The issues addressed by this candidate will create social and economic equality.

In today’s capitalist economy, where economic transactions and business in general is centered on self-interest, there is a natural tendency for some people to make more than others. That is the basis for the “American Dream,” where people, if they worked hard, could make money proportional to their effort. However, what happens when this natural occurrence grows disproportional in its allocation of wealth within a society? The resulting issue becomes income inequality. Where a small portion of the population, own the majority of the wealth and the majority of the population own only a fraction of what the rich own. This prominent issue has always been the subject of social tension

A vote for Bernie Sanders is a vote for free education, reasonably paying jobs, and universal healthcare. [I need to add another sentence right here]. There are many reasons why Bernie Sanders is the best candidate for president based on his policies on college, jobs, and healthcare.

There is no doubt that wealth inequality in America has been escalating quickly; the portion of total income earned by the top one percent has doubled since the beginning of the 1970’s. The wealthy are the main beneficiaries

Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) has drawn flak from several Christian leaders in the country and an NFL star over his rejection of Trump’s nominee for Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

In Brooks’ second point, that government should not raise the taxes on rich people or on the large companies. The government should be more flexible with them because they are bringing more benefits to the country that can all kind of citizens benefit from them. namely, provide jobs, help the economy grow and others benefits. In this point, he tries to raise the awareness of middle class. If Bernie raises the tax on the rich, they might a few of them would stick around. There are many countries would give them a great welcoming to invest in their land and benefit its. And, employ their citizen; to make them satisfy.

Nick Hanauer, a self-proclaimed zillionaire and plutocrat, recently made a very compelling ted talk speech directed toward his fellow plutocrats, in order to convince them that “the pitchforks are coming”. In this piece Hanauer argues that according to historical evidence the current state of the United States’ economic inequality and the direction it is headed for, will eventually being about a revolution (the pitchforks), and a serious change in the boost of the middle class need to occur if not the future he sees is inevitable. This significant change which will also have massive advantages for the rich according to Hanauer will involve increasing the minimum wage of worker to $15 as opposed to the mere $7.25 that it is currently,

Capitalism has been the central force behind the growth of the United States’ progressive economy. Within such advanced economic system the chances of economic disparity are significantly high. In fact, over the past three decades there has being a steady increase in unequal wealth distribution among the economic classes. To sustain the current unequal wealth distribution among the classes of the American population, there are numerous factors that influence and shape this trend. For some members of the population it is alarmingly disturbing to know that recent statistics have shown that, “In the US [alone] the wealthiest 1% of its population owns more than the bottom 95 %” (Gutman). As for the difference in economic wealth, it resulted

Those who are members of the 1% have earned (or inherited) so much money, and for the most part they tend to not give back. Jamelle Bouie’s article “The Rich Really Are as Selfish as You Think” reveals the results of recent studies conducted by three political scientists. These studies declare that a majority of the “One Percenters” are satisfied with not only the inequality of society, but the working conditions of the middle-lower classes. Along with this, 40% of this group are in favor of a minimum wage increase, 32% are fans of universal health care, and only a mere 8% support a governmental jobs program for unemployed citizens (Bouie 1). With the general public now aware of these statistics, it is unlikely that the 1% will be winning any popularity contests soon—that is, as long as the other 99% is eligible to

I highly recommend watching the liberal progressive documentary currently streaming on Netflix, “Requiem for the American Dream;” detailing how business capitalists are exploiting the average American citizen and eliminating class mobility in the process. If you haven’t been following this argument, it’s essentially the underlying message of the Bernie Sanders’ movement, and is fundamentally true; as there has generally been an unfavorable trend over the last 50 years working against labor (middle class) in its struggle with the wealthy over power. As a matter of fact, did you know our founding fathers initially created the Senate as an appointed political body to be occupied by the wealthy and tasked with balancing the inevitable tendency

In the essay, “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%” by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Stiglitz criticizes the wealthy, and how the economy protects them. The government has reduced taxes for those wealthy people, but not working Americans that are poor. The government is giving more money to the wealthy, while taking opportunities from the less-educated. Everyone in America is not equal in society. America has went from a society that everyone worked hard to earn money to an economy that is predictable. The rich know they will stay rich and their legacy will continue. The poor knows their hard working and still struggling legacy will continue. Many people that aren’t rich depend on the government for certain things, but rich people have the money to pay

In the article “Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%” Joseph Stiglitz, a noble prize winning economist, argues that the upper 1% controls about 40% of all wealth in America. This top 1% has taken about a quarter of all income in America, and has seen their income rise about 18% in the past decade. This has made the inequality between classes in the US expand. Eventually, this inequality gap will even hurt the top 1%, because the other 99% will either fight for a bigger piece or just stop working all together. The top 1% can buy anything they need, but their fate realizes on the other 99% to work hard and not fight back. If the 99% stopped working, there would be a simple way to gain back money… that would be to raise taxes on the rich. However, the rich get rich by capital gains, which have a low tax policy. So overall, the upper percent can eventually learn, but a majority of the time it is too little too late.

Two important factors that determine a workers' income, regardless of their class, are their race and gender. Minority groups as well as women are less likely to receive an income they deserve, regardless of the job. They are seen as less educated and less capable of doing certain jobs, and they are restricted in advancing and achieving a more suitable income. Only the top capitalists, white males, are receiving the bulk of the nation's income revenue and all the benefits that come along with it. They are the richest people of the United States and instead of being taxed like everyone else, they are allowed even more lee-way. "There is a solution to this problem that will save small farms and businesses, eliminate the ‘death tax' for all Americans and still preserve the integrity of the federal budget: Tax the net worth of the very richest Americans on a regular basis during their lifetime" (Eitzen & Leedham pg. 40). The already rich continue to earn more and more money with their jobs, and they are not being taxed in proportion to their income. They have gotten away with accumulating more of the nation's wealth, while others struggle to make it in life.

The current issues of Capitalism in America is a grave concern to Americans. There is even a declared democratic socialist running for the Democrat nomination right now and garnering a lot of support. Specific issues this candidate is discussing that are facing Americans are issues of income inequality where the top .01 percent makes an average of 27 million per household whereas the bottom 90 percent makes an average of 31,000 a year, free college, and relations with harmful countries. This could all be related to the ideas of Karl Marx in the communist manifesto like a class struggle, or whom should own means of production, or relations with horrid countries.

The era of volatility has created a shift from America being the middle-class society to simply rich or poor (Sachs, 2011). A gap this large has not been experienced since the 1920’s (Sachs). “The top 1% of households takes almost a quarter of all household income” but an economy this top heavy will not be able to succeed (Sachs, 2011, p. 30). The working classes are struggling with housing, wage, and employment issues. Rich individuals are ignoring these troubles, shipping their business operations out of the country, thus furthering the downward spiral of the economy (Sachs). To make matters worse, this has become in a large part a political issue, because the rich can influence candidates with funding, where the poor and working