Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution Quotes

“We are living in a nation which worships wealth rather than caring for the poor. I don’t think that is the nation we should be living in.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“Offshore tax havens are nothing but legalized tax fraud and the fiscally responsible thing, and the just thing, to do is to eliminate them.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“And it is a public health issue, forcing sick individuals into public spaces where they risk spreading disease.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“Health care for all, absolutely. But to create a healthy society, we also need to end poverty and provide decent-paying jobs for all people. We need a strong educational system, a clean environment, and equal opportunity for everyone regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or nationality. These, in fact, are all health-related issues.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“Over fifteen million Americans lack any health insurance, and some thirty million are underinsured because of high deductibles and copayments.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“A college degree today is the equivalent of a high school degree 50 years ago. We need tuition-free public colleges.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“In the richest country in the history of the world, every student who has the desire and the ability should be able to go to college.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“And while we don’t guarantee health care to all, we do outspend all other countries on the planet on medical spending.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“Given that employer-based insurance is the way most Americans get their coverage, small- and medium-sized businesses are forced to spend an enormous amount of time and energy determining how they can get the most cost-effective coverage for their employees.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“We must also cap ATM fees at $2.00. People should not have to pay a 10 percent fee for withdrawing $40 of their own money out of an ATM.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“In The Divine Comedy, Dante reserved a special place in the seventh circle of hell for people who charged usurious interest rates.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“The Bible, and virtually every major religion on earth, has a term for this practice. It’s called “usury.” In The Divine Comedy, Dante reserved a special place in the seventh circle of hell for people who charged usurious interest rates.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“These same six banks control 95 percent of all derivatives and hold more than 40 percent of all bank deposits in the United States.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“And in 2006, just before the financial system began to collapse, an analyst from Standard & Poor’s, a credit-rating agency that consistently and knowingly gave the highest ratings to near-worthless mortgage-backed securities, said in an internal e-mail, “Let’s hope we are all wealthy and retired by the time this house of cards falters.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“Since 2001, nearly sixty thousand manufacturing plants in this country have been shut down and boarded up, and we have lost more than 4.8 million decent-paying manufacturing jobs.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“Today, real unemployment is not 5 percent. Including those who have given up looking for work, or who are working part-time when they want to work full-time, real unemployment is just over 9 percent.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution

“It’s time to ensure that every worker in this country has access to paid family leave, paid sick time and paid vacation leave.”
― Bernie Sanders, Bernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution