For Republicans, Democrats and Everyone!

This is a FANTASTIC speech made by Bernie Sanders on income inequality here in American. Even though I didn't have to do anything to make it better, I jazzed it up a bit by adding important graphs and images for those that need a little more stimulation to get them through a political speech. The music is from the amazing Cinematic Orchestra album. I hope you enjoy and hate every minute of it.

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[mahoney187]

See what you ask my height etc when you create a statistic you divide yourself. When you ask what it is to become very rich, remember what also you forfeit. If your main drive in life is money and thats all, then go for it. There is a lot of sacrifice millionaires have and take and I can't take anyone serious who calls anyone LUCKY for their wealth...

[damoninsky]

@mahoney187 I agree that money shouldn't be everyone's main drive (though that's what a lot of people seem to see the "American Dream" to be). If we're just talking about an average, healthy lifestyle, then this country is failing by the millions (1/6 make below $22K/yr). One can't possibly afford health insurance and support a family on that in the US. Height/Race/beauty/class/etc..­.all play into success (look at the statistics/research), a lot of it IS luck (unfortunately).

[damoninsky]

@TheCzarofussr Most of the wealthy people in this country began wealthy (born into it). Nobody is taking their money away to the point where they can even feel the difference. A billionaire can't tell if they have to cough up a few million. And those $millions would help millions of people! Democrats like to help the majority of the people instead of helping the super rich. Would you prefer to live in an Oligarchy? There have to be laws to prevent a few lucky people from running the world.

[chocomeerkat]

The biggest lie of capitalism is that people can 'earn' their way to success. The truth is Businesses make a profit on money that is earned by workers and NOT paid to them. That is how capitalism works unfortunately which is why it is a terrible system. It's basicly a big pyramid scheme where only the people who get in at the beginning have any chance of success.

[AmericansAnnoyMe]

Bush made this possible.

[damoninsky]

@mahoney187 Interesting assumptions. I've grown up with the wealthiest and the poorest and consider myself in the top 3%, yet my wife and I work for the underserved. How do you derive the conclusion that I think the rich are evil, just because I think we can afford it? The wealthiest people are 6 times richer than they were a few decades ago, yet the mean salaries of everyone else has declined...the rich can afford to help. NOBODY EVER made it on their own in the country. We HELP one another

[mahoney187]

@damoninsky and the term slaughter...and my parents don't work, abused the govt welfare system. Raised urban education system....never left anyone tell me I was given a "bad deck" that is only for the people who also seek something the rich don't get; pity. And it is funny you make the rich seem evil and foreign people innocent, in which you probably never experienced both for yourself other than what you have read or been told because if otherwise, you wouldn't have said any of those terms

[damoninsky]

@mahoney187 Are you white? How tall are you? Are you male? How old are you? What did your parents do? Where were you raised? All of these are very influential factors that help people obtain a "successful" life. Unfortunately, MILLIONS of people are born being dealt a bad deck. Why are you against helping unfortunate people? Why would you rather spend money on military and the slaughtering of 100,000s of innocent foreign people?

[damoninsky]

@mahoney187 Go look at the Fortune 500 CEOs and there education. Bill Gates had a very supportive family to have provided him with the 1000's of hours of coding he did (as did others). Go read the book Outliers to understand how people have to be in the right place at the right time to be one of those lucky few. You can't expect 300 million Americans all being CEOs. The "American Dream" of being a billionaire is BS. 1/6 are below the poverty level. They don't have a chance. WWJD?

[mahoney187]

Respond to this video... than you will have the same destiny. I came from a poor family of 9 and I won't ever feel the same struggles they had because I kept going and failed a million times before I got to where I am today.

[mahoney187]

@damoninsky wait what? How can you the most advertised media phrase that you just said. What about the CEOs of Apple, Microsoft, Google, Facebook, Hasbro, Panasonic, Texas Instruments, McDonalds, Carls Jr, Wendys. Most millionairs that live and lived in the top % were never born into the fame, their education and strive and almost all companies I mentioned never finished college or even passed the 6th grade...and there are more to name but see. If in your mind you believe that mentality;

[damoninsky]

@mahoney187 The top % may not have been "born into money" but they all were LUCKY to have been born into middle/high income families who encouraged education and success. They also were assisted by Government programs (for financial aid, tutors, etc...). Unfortunately, millions of people are NOT lucky and need support. Support is PENNIES compared to the TRILLIONS the republicans wasted on two stupid wars. The problems are mainly the republicans. Rich get richer, poor get poorer.