Galindez writes: "Income inequality is a major theme of the Sanders campaign; for Bernie, it is the moral issue of our generation. He talks passionately about the fact that having so much wealth concentrated at the top is not what America is about."
Senator Bernie Sanders. (photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP)
27 June 15
ncome inequality
Income inequality is a major theme of the Sanders campaign; for Bernie, it is the moral issue of our generation. He talks passionately about the fact that having so much wealth concentrated at the top is not what America is about.
Jobs
Bernie always talks about how, in poll after poll, the American people say jobs is the most important issue. He would rebuild our crumbling infrastructure to create jobs.
Climate Change
While many issues are important, Bernie thinks climate change may be the most important issue we face. A Sanders administration would put reversing climate change at the top of the agenda.
Israel, Military Spending, and Foreign Policy
One issue that many progressives worry about with Bernie is Israel. He is asked about it often in town meetings. Here is one response: He is NOT a dual citizen of Israel, his parents immigrated from Poland.
The Student Debt Crisis
Bernie goes further than any other politician on student debt, even Elizabeth Warren. Like Warren, he supports the referencing of student loans to lower interest rates. He goes further: he would make college tuition free at public colleges and universities, not just community colleges as Obama has proposed.
Family Values
Bernie will redefine what’s valuable to families. It won’t be abortion and other hot-button social issues. It will be bringing families together again. Working too many hours is putting a strain on families according to Bernie.
Health Care
Single payer, or as Bernie puts it “Medicare for all,” is Bernie’s prescription for our health care system.
Living Wage
Bernie would raise the minimum wage to what he calls a living wage, and that starts at $15 an hour.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership
Bernie blames past trade deals for the loss of good paying jobs in America and sees the TPP as another deal to allow corporations to move factories overseas while selling their products in America.
Police Violence
Bernie was mayor of Burlington, Vermont, and worked closely with the Burlington police department. He believes most police officers are doing good work, but also believes that when a cop commits a crime he has to do the time.
Bernie on Race
Bernie acknowledges the progress we have made on race, but believes we have a ways to go. He calls for removing the confederate flag from the South Carolina State Capitol.
Bernie on Expanding Social Security
Scott Galindez attended Syracuse University, where he first became politically active. The writings of El Salvador's slain archbishop Oscar Romero and the on-campus South Africa divestment movement converted him from a Reagan supporter to an activist for Peace and Justice. Over the years he has been influenced by the likes of Philip Berrigan, William Thomas, Mitch Snyder, Don White, Lisa Fithian, and Paul Wellstone. Scott met Marc Ash while organizing counterinaugural events after George W. Bush's first stolen election. Scott will be spending a year covering the presidential election from Iowa.
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