Sanders Takes on Unemployment and Estate Tax

In a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate, Sen. Bernie Sanders pointed out that while some senators refused to extend unemployment benefits for those struggling during a terrible recession, they remain all too willing to go without an estate tax for the first time in almost 100 years.

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• bernie sanders
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• estate tax
• death tax
• unemployment
• economy
• recession

[dangerouslytalented]

Way to kick ass Bernie.

[TheUSVET]

Stop the trillion dollar US funded, corporate wars on the world. Take care of America!

[girzwald3]

@glade718

You are an idiot. Giving "tax cuts" to billionaires and how are they going to "pay for that". AS IF all money is the governments, and they are just so gracious as to let us keep a portion of it.

I got an idea, how about the government SPENDING LESS and DOING LESS. They try that yet? No, they haven't. They wouldn't have to raise taxes on anyone, even billionaires if they would but the fuck out of everyones lives.

[cimonewarrior03]

@TheUSVET I totally agree with you. Congress cuts everything but the defense budget. They won't even consider cutting that or stopping the war, why because war is big business for the rich while the poor keep signing up and dying for their country.

[DetectiveThursday]

the estate tax is devastating to rural communities and small business. if the head of the household dies unexpectedly, the family must often sell their farmland or business just to cover the tax. for estates over 1 million the amount taxed could be at 55%! It's a job killer for anyone who is employed with these farms and small businesses. he can crow about unemployment all he wants but having no estate tax actually helps grow jobs. btw this is coming from someone currently unemployed.

[Xantheus07]

What idiots sheeple Dems and their supporters are. Just what kind of ass hole thinks they have the right to tax dead peoples estate just because they died? How does their death justify their monies being re-taxed AND at 50%? Any 1 who supports this socialist deserves to live in North Korea where they can get the big government they so want.

[justcallmeassinine]

Great speech.Too bad the sheeple are not listening.

[Kade315]

It shouldn't be ok to tax someone who has worked hard all their life after they are dead. If the family can't come up with the 50% tax, what happens then? Families that are farmers and ranchers lose their estates if they can't pay the difference. and that isn't right.

[glade718]

i cant believe how heartless some of these republicans are. How can they sleep at night. I'm speechless.

[mrkerouac]

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[SparrowHawk194]

I love this man!