Worth reading. Bernie tells it like it is. One family, the Waltons, who own Walmart, has more wealth than the bottom 40 percent. As part of the budget debate, I brought forth an amendment in committee. I looked at my Republican friends and said something like “I know you’ve been interested in welfare reform. So am I, and I want to give you the opportunity right now to take on the biggest welfare cheat in the United States of America.” In state after state, Walmart employees are on Medicaid, they’re on food stamps, they’re in publicly subsidized housing. I said, “If we can raise the minimum wage and get a living wage for these people, we’re going to save billions of dollars. The wealthiest family in this country, the Walton family, is getting welfare from the taxpayers of this country. Let’s end that.” You’ll be shocked to know I didn’t get any votes from the Republicans on that. playboy/playground/view/bernie-sanders-playboy-interview
Posted on: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 22:22:04 +0000
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