The top 1% owns 42% of the nation’s wealth. This unfairness is not only morally reprehensible, it is bad economics.
Bernie Sanders Quotes
Establishing a 0.03 percent Wall Street speculation fee, similar to what we had from 1914-1966, would dampen the dangerous level of speculation and gambling on Wall Street, encourage the financial sector to invest in the productive economy and reduce the deficit by more than $350 billion over 10 years.
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| Birth: | 8th September, 1941 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from Vermont. Before serving in the Senate, he represented Vermont's at-large district in the United States House of Representatives and served as mayor of Burlington, the largest city in Vermont. Sanders is a self-described democratic socialist, and has praised Scandinavian-style social democracy.
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