Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Bern Baby Bern

“Socialism never took root in America because the poor see themselves not as an exploited proletariat, but as temporarily embarrassed millionaires.”- John Steinbeck
Bernie Sanders is calling out the 1%:
"The gap between the very rich and everyone is wider than at any time since the 1920s. The issue of wealth and income inequality is the great moral issue of our time, it is the great economic issue of our time and it is the great political issue of our time, Sanders roared, before thousands of supporters in Burlington, the liberal city he once served as mayor.

'Enough is enough," Sanders said, warning he was putting the "top 1%" -- the biggest beneficiaries of what

"To the billionare class I say your greed has got to end," he said.
Which of course pretty much guarantees political suicide, as the 99% who are worried they’ll wake up tomorrow as billionaires who would have to pay more in taxes will be offended at Sanders’ stance.

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