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Sanders at Democratic Women’s Forum
Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont spoke at the Democratic Party’s Women’s Leadership Forum, urging the audience to stand up to corporate America and “the billionaire class.”
By REUTERS on Publish DateOctober 23, 2015. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images.
Own the Future Economy or Be Owned!
From Robert Reich: “Yesterday, Bernie provided a clear argument about why we must “stand up to corporate America.” I’ll paraphrase (and throw in a bit of my own assessment as well): Virtually all the political power in our society is now in the hands of large corporations, Wall Street, and a handful of politically-active billionaires — who possess that power by virtue of the money they’re pouring into campaigns, lobbying, and propaganda. That power tilts the economy ever further in their direction — through changes in the rules of the game that help them and hurt most others, including average workers and small businesses. And as the economy tilts in their direction, they take even more of the economy’s gains — enabling them to increase their political power. It’s a vicious cycle that can only be reversed if we stand up that power directly.
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