The Rich And Large Corporations Get Richer

The government of the United States is bought and sold like stocks. Billionaires and corporations have poured an incomprehensible amount of money into thousands of political campaigns. According to opensecrets.org, the average cost to win a senate race is now $11,474,362. For the 2016 presidential race alone the Koch brothers plan on spending $889 million. It is nearly impossible to win an election without the support of billionaires and corporations. The impact that money has on elections has spiraled of control. A political revolution to fix the power the wealthy have in politics is already happening. Senator Bernie Sanders is the one leading this revolution. Even without the revolutionary policies, Sanders would set in place to end the American Oligarchy his campaign is still important. Sanders leading by example and showing the country that it is possible to run a campaign without support from the elite. Sanders campaign has raised $75 million so far with an average donation of only $25. If

Time magazine shows how much popularity and support Sanders has received (“The Gospel” 34). A politician who is not afraid to stand up for what he or she trusts will make this nation grow for the future. Bernie Sanders shows this nation that if freedom and equality is given regardless of what color skin you are, where you come from, or how much money and power you have, will make a better

Bernie Sanders once said, “A nation will not survive morally or economically when so few have so much and so many have so little” (“Bernie Sanders Quotes”). He was the runner up for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016. He seemed to be bringing forth a new era for the Democrats, one that would have been anti-corporation and would finally pass an effective Universal Health Care. Unfortunately for him , big business and the establishment Democrats won again. This election serves as a good example of the Democratic party - a party whose history goes from supporting slavery to enforcing justice and acting as a vessel for change, all the while sprinkled with corporate corruption.

Though Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are on opposing ends of the political spectrum they both are channeling populist rhetoric to get their point across. The bottom line is that there has always been and continues to be citizen unrest in how the government is run. There is a general consensus that citizens feel that the officials they elect to office lack loyalty to constituents because private interests are funding their campaigns and wielding influence on policy. While both candidates are calling attention to the establishment politics within the beltway each have their own unique objectives: Sander’s focus is on calling attention to gross inequality and

It could be how passionate he is about trying to save the environment, but often time I scratched my head at the statements he was making. Especially in one of Sanders "A few Earthy Words" where he praises the Amish for how they were able to live so simple and respect nature, Sanders Subtly suggests that man revert back to these methods of "simple living. " In another essay "Common Wealth" Sander goes on a complete rant on how American consumption is harming the environment. Sanders opens up the essay with " What is being sold to us as the "American way of life" is mostly a cheat and a lie.

In making this case, Sanders often harkens back to FDR: “[Roosevelt] saw one-third of the nation ill-housed, ill-clad and ill-nourished and he acted, against the ferocious opposition of the ruling class of his day. … Roosevelt implemented a series of programs that put millions of Americans back to work, took them out of dire poverty and restored their faith in government. Almost every program he produced, every idea he introduced, was called socialist.”

Bernie Sander’s economic plan is the only plan that makes the Middle Class and poverty its main focus. (Khusro, Tariq; Huffington Post.com) Why keep working long hours only to get what you’ve always gotten? Sanders want to not only improve America, but also it’s working class. By improving the roads, railways, and water sewage systems, Sanders is also creating more jobs (Fowardprogressives.com). Sanders stands firmly on the belief of “no one working hours a week, should still live in poverty”. Sanders also wants to raise minimum wage to 14 $ an

The Sanders movement can also be compared to the earlier time period and McGovern’s campaign from an economic standpoint. In 1968, following Martin Luther King’s death, The Poor Peoples Campaign led the Poor People’s March on Washington. This multiracial campaign demanded economic justice for all Americans (Willis, 2015). This is not surprising given that estimates from the 1960 U.S. Census Bureau, suggested that, despite President Lyndon Johnson’s “War on Poverty,” anywhere from 40 to 60 million Americans, as much as 33 percent, lived below the poverty line (U.S. Census Bureau, 1960). McGovern advocated for widespread economic reforms to try to reduce poverty and inequality and ensure a higher quality of life in the United States. Some of his progressive positions included a guaranteed job for all Americans and a guaranteed family income above the poverty line (Vittoria, One Bright Shining Moment). Sanders also advocates for the creation of a more fair and equal economic system with higher wages and greater employment. One of Sanders main points is increasing the minimum wage to what he calls a “living wage” of $15. He frequently discusses the need to create more jobs for Americans and also the economic inequality in America today and how the wealthiest Americans, the 1 percent as he calls them, have been getting richer while the rest of Americans, and the middle

“(Sanders). He acknowledges the most pressing issues and recognizes that these issues are the ones that demand our attention now. Sanders is prepared to stand for and with us as we try to decrease the inequality gap and confront the issues of immigration, gun control, and health care.

Bernie Sanders has a reasonable, and simple approach to solving the issue of immigration. Sanders has a large variety of solutions, that aren’t unreasonable. He wants to make it easier to get citizenship, and attain a visa. Also, create more fair trade policies. Finally, by making it easier for families to get into the country all together, and be less discriminated against. These ideas should work, and be fair. However, there are some opposing views.

His movement uses different types of methods of action. They do the usual election action such as canvassing, but also different types of events. Many people from all age groups follow and support Bernie Sanders and participate in his events, from young children who are brought by their parents, to the young Americans who share and express his ideas through the form of memes on social media, to the older generation that have followed Bernie sanders throughout his political career and feel he is a great candidate to be in the white house, and will continue to be a great politician. The movement itself does focus on one major aspect of American society, and it is that of class. There is emphasis placed on lower income families and how they are continually taken advantaged of by the rich and powerful. If a person is in the higher end of society, and works for corporate America, it is easy to say they do not support many of Bernie Sanders ideas nor his movement, as Bernie Sanders will place more taxes and restrictions on wall street speculation and his constant reminder of the “billionaire class” and all of their influence in American politics.

Bernie Sanders’ political discourse has catapulted him to one of the front-runners of the 2016 presidential race. Sanders’ is bringing forth his thoughts and ideas that represent who he is. The representation precedes how Sanders wants to govern and transport his ideas into meaningful content. One of Sanders key rhetorical strategies has been to bring awareness to how capitalism and politics are intertwined and how this relationship impacts the American people.

With over 9 million votes and 42% of the popular vote in the Democratic Party primaries, one man has started what he calls a “political revolution”. He has gained widespread support for a political ideology that he calls democratic socialism through funneling the anger of Americans toward banks, the upper class, and trade deals. While he may seem appealing to many Americans, his flaws greatly outweigh his strengths. Bernie Sanders should not be the next President of the United States because his economic policies are extremely irresponsible and in some cases dangerous.

John F. Kennedy once proclaimed “Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.” Bernie Sanders understands many of the same ideologies John F. Kennedy was loved for; Bernie is known to follow his views of solving problems and focusing in the future of America. He strongly believes America misuses a great deal of money and time on mass incarceration as well as misunderstood crime policies. While the money and time being use should be applied to a solution such as providing jobs and educating those who are more likely to be associated with incarceration in the future. Bernie Sanders is making a

joseph Flores writes “From tackling the greed of the top 1 percent to minimizing student debt by enacting free tuition and providing health care and paid family leave as a right, Sanders exhibits experience, courage and sincere consideration for the common man.” (1) Unlike some politicians Bernie sanders actually believes in global warming and wants to help fix the problem, not pretend like it doesn’t exist. He wants to withdraw support from fossil fuel companies and start supporting renewable energies like wind, solar, and geothermal. Many millennials also want to protect the environment and move toward renewable energies. Bernie sanders also believe that having so few controlling so much of america's money is abhorrent when we have one of the highest rates of child poverty of any country. Perhaps one of Bernie sanders ideas that is most alluring to millennials revolves around cheap or free college. Bernie sanders believes that America can not compete globally with citizens who are uneducated, and so many americans do not go to college because they can not afford it and too many of those that do leave with an enormous amount of debt that stays with them most of their lives. Bernie sanders believes that if every american should have access to the best education regardless of wealth. Bernie sanders is a voice of the millennial generation because of his stance on these