Thursday, September 22, 2011

Sen. Bernie Sanders: We are in one of the greatest political struggles | Raw Replay

Sen. Bernie Sanders: We are in one of the greatest political struggles | Raw Replay
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by Eric W. Dolan

During a rally at Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) said that Americans were engaged in one of the greatest political struggles the country had ever faced.

“On one side, we have the wealthiest people in America who have never ever had it so good,” he said. “On the other side, what we are seeing is 16 percent of our people unemployed, and 46 million Americans who are living in poverty and that number is growing every single day.”

“So the issue we have to determine right now is whether that capitol, that government,” Sanders continued, pointing towards Washington, D.C., “is there to represent all of the people, and not just the wealthiest and most powerful.”

The senator added the U.S. should have a single-payer health care system.