Sen. Bernie Sanders: It's time to protect working families through

[Uncle Joe]

Sen. Bernie Sanders: It's time to protect working families through $3.5 trillion budget 'reconciliation' bill

For too many years the people on top have been doing phenomenally well, while working families continue to struggle. The time is long overdue for Congress to address the long-neglected needs of ordinary Americans, and not just the 1% and wealthy campaign contributors. And that is precisely what we’re trying to do right now in Congress through an historic $3.5 trillion "reconciliation" bill.

It is unacceptable that the United States has more income and wealth inequality now than at any time in the last hundred years. Today, the two wealthiest people in this country own more wealth than the bottom 40% and the top 1% own more wealth than the bottom 92%.

Since 2009, 45% of all new income has gone into the hands of the 1%.

Meanwhile, because of tax policy written by corporate lobbyists, some of the very richest people in this country and largest corporations pay nothing in federal income taxes in a given year – not a penny. And, as Warren Buffett often reminds us, the effective tax rate for billionaires is actually lower than that of the average worker.

(snip)


https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/sen-bernie-sanders-protect-working-families-3-5-trillion-budget-reconciliation-bill

[dchill]

1. Interesting source, but true nonetheless.

[Uncle Joe]

2. I saw what I believe to be this opinion piece from Bernie the other day in

the Wall Street Journal but they have a paywall so I didn't read it all.

[sheshe2]

3. Fox?

[George II]

5. Hah....that's bizarre, we posted during the same minute (8:17!)

[sheshe2]

14. ...

[Uncle Joe]

6. Bernie; it's his opinion piece.

[betsuni]

8. I remember when the "corporate media conglomeration" was very very bad.

Guess it's okay now if you like the article! THAT'S DIFFERENT!

[Uncle Joe]

13. It's still dysfunctional.

[George II]

4. Posting an opinion piece from Fox News?

[Uncle Joe]

7. The opinion piece was from Bernie, I believe he posted the same piece

in the Wall Street Journal.

[sheshe2]

9. Earlier you posted about:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212391877

corporate media conglomerations and their positive or negative affects.

The link you provided was Wiki and Fox is listed as one of the top five conglomerates. Strange that you would source them.

BS is talking about the Infrastructure bill and I have no problems with that, only the source.

[Uncle Joe]

11. I still source CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS, NBC as well, that doesn't change the nature of the beast

they're the still the corporate media conglomerates.

This is Bernie's opinion piece so FOX is not the source, it's not their ideas or at least the ones which they market, they're just the conduit.

[BeckyDem]

10. K&R

[Uncle Joe]

12. I believe the good thing about Bernie posting his opinion piece on conservative sites,

whether it be FOX or the WSJ is that's precisely the viewership that we need to reach.

[BeckyDem]

15. Yea. When GOP members read: "protect working families"

they'll probably think they're reading PinkoCommies4You Daily. The horror when they find out it's Fox.

[wackadoo wabbit]

16. Exactly! /nt