Bernie Sanders: ‘I Am Delighted’ By Jeremy Corbyn’s Victory

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“We need leadership in every country in the world which tells the billionaire class that they cannot have it all."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-jeremy-corbyn-delighted_55f4b19ce4b042295e369855

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) hailed the Friday election of Jeremy Corbyn to the leadership of the United Kingdom’s Labour Party as a promising development in the global fight against inequality.

"At a time of mass income and wealth inequality throughout the world, I am delighted to see that the British Labour Party has elected Jeremy Corbyn as its new leader," Sanders, a Democratic presidential candidate, said in a statement emailed to The Huffington Post Saturday. "We need leadership in every country in the world which tells the billionaire class that they cannot have it all. We need economies that work for working families, not just the people on top."

Sanders’ appreciation of Corbyn is mutual. A week before his victory, Corbyn said he was following Sanders’ campaign with "great interest."

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Corbyn is nonetheless to the left of Sanders, advocating for policies like the nationalization of Britain’s energy sector. Historically, the UK’s economic policies have been more socialistic than those of the U.S.

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1. K & R. Bravo Corbyn and Go Bernie Go! People Power is rising here and all over-

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!

[dave_p]

2. SUMMIT!

When are they both free?

[mopinko]

3. lucky for bernie. if he wants to tax stock market transactions

the only way it will work is to do it globally. otherwise the money goes where the trades are cheaper. they markets are all wired up now. not like the old days.
the exchanges provide good jobs and good money in many american cities, most notably new york and chicago, as well as atlanta and san fran. but those exchanges could dry right up in the digital age if there is a cheaper place to trade.

even if he could get london to go along, it would be a better strategy than just taxing the us exchanges.