“Economic rights must be considered as human rights,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said in the latest Speakeasy with John Harwood.
On Wall Street reform, you say you want to end "too-big-to-jail." You said the other day that Sherman Act violations by monopolists ought to have the potential for criminal indictments. I wonder if you think that principle also applies to cases like the Boeing CEO. He's been stripped by his position as board chairman, the head of the Max airplane was fired.
We need as a nation to do something we have never done before, and say to these corporate executives who have so much power, we're tired of your greed and we are tired of your corruption. I support and respect business people who produce new products, create jobs. God bless them. I do not respect or support criminals who are killing people, who are harming people, and are lying about what they're doing.Let me ask a question about real-world governance rather than campaign rhetoric.
You know what? The one percent is very powerful - no denying that. The 99%, when they're organized and prepared to stand up and fight, they are far more powerful.You've been running for president for five years. If there were a latent political revolution waiting to happen, wouldn't we see more of it by now?Let's talk about that. Think about the ideas that I introduced four years ago. Four years ago, $15 an hour minimum wage – "radical and crazy.
But you know, please, defend for me Amazon, owned by the wealthiest guy in the country, making $11-billion in profits last year and not paying a nickel in federal income taxes. I want to hear the defense. John, I don't hear it. There is no defense. And it's not just Amazon, it's dozens of these corporations.Bernie Sanders:
These ideas — "Oh my God, it can't be done." Imagine everybody in America having healthcare. Duh - that's what exists in every other country on earth. Why is that so impossible?
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