Sen. Sanders: Those Making Living Off Investments Will Pay Substantially Less Than Firemen, Teachers

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Run time: 12:24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx23DafAh08   Posted on YouTube: December 15, 2010 By YouTube Member: MOXNEWSd0tCOM Views on YouTube: 104   Posted on DU: December 15, 2010 By DU Member: Hissyspit Views on DU: 578

 
C-SPAN - Dec. 14, 2010: Sen. Sanders speaks on the Senate floor today in response to Senate reaching cloture on the tax-breaks compromise bill. He refers to Bush-era rates on capital rates and dividends.

SANDERS: "I want to very, very briefly - I spoke on this issue at some length the other day, I'll be a little bit briefer this afternoon - but I think it is important to explain why I think, and a number of us think, and many Americans think, this is a bad agreement and that, in fact, we can do a lot better."

It is unconscionable to me that we are in the process of providing huge tax-breaks to the wealthiest people in this country, to drive up the natioinal debt, which our kids and grandchildren will have to pay off. I think that that is absolutely wrong.

Mr. President, during the Bush Presidency alone, the wealthiest 400 Americans saw their income more than double, while their income tax rates dropped almost in half - from 1992 to 2007..."

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1. Tireless fighting general

Americans are now complicity in their own demise. They can't say they didn't know. Bernie has made sure we know

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2. Not if the Obama's Puke Deal goes down in defeat!

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3. WE KNOW. And it is important the people making these decisions know WE KNOW.

We know who are the mentally ill greedmongers. WE KNOW who our government is catering to.

We know who the greediest generation is and it has nothing to do with age.

We know who they are and we know who their footsoldiers are.