Compare what bernie said with what MO'M has said he would DO posted earlier.
He tells KCCI he is here to discuss a way to improve America’s dwindling middle-class.
Sanders, 73, calls himself a Democratic Socialist.
The independent senator from Vermont says, “We should take the best ideas that exist all over the world.”
Many of those ideas, he says, come from countries like Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Germany, where many social democratic governments have done a lot of good.
“You know how much the cost of healthcare is? That’s right, zero. You know how much it costs to send you kid to college? Zero. You know what their rate of childhood poverty is compared to the United States? It is much lower,” Sanders said.
He continues to explain those European social democracies also have pay equity for women, government-supported childcare programs and strong infrastructure investment. All things he wants to bring to the U.S., but they do come at a cost.
“The wealthiest people in those countries and their largest corporations pay more in taxes,” Sanders said. “I think that we can learn something from those countries.”
Sander’s progressive ideas is now attracting large crowds across the country.
Sanders says he is surprised by his surge in the polls.
“I knew the message would resonate. It’s resonating faster than I thought,” he said.
He says it shows how desperate the American people are for a meaningful governmental change.
Sanders knows he’s a liberal long-shot in a field filled with rivals, raising multiple millions and billions of dollars, due to the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.
“You know how we’re raising money? By 280,000 people making individual contributions of an average of $35,” he said.
Sanders does not have a Super Pac.
http://www.kcci.com/news/democratic-presidential-candidate-talks-middleclass-fundraising/34345996
Compare with THIS:
“Together we have to choose to make a more inclusive economy that works for all of our people,” O’Malley said.
The Caucus Candidate Series has offered all presidential and potential candidates from both political parties to speak in the coming months gearing up for the Iowa Caucuses. The forum style allowed many audience members to ask questions that O’Malley answered.
“Progress is a choice,” O’Malley stated.
The “common-sense” economic system O’Malley supports includes a simplified corporate tax code.
“Wherever you start in life, you should be able to get ahead.”
He would like to invest more in education and have the fourth year of high school reformed, pushing for more technical and professional education during that year for students.
O’Malley opposes the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal because he wants America to be stronger at home. He believes the deal makes it easier for some multi-national corporations to offshore profits and offshore jobs.
He said that this may boost the bottom line of the corporations but it does not improve the economy for the country.
According to O’Malley, trade deals that raise standards for workers and the environment are “good” for the country.
The Affordable Care Act supporter says with more people covered by health care, the “escalating” costs are brought down by improved wellness and the coordination of care. He feels the health care act is a “major step forward” for the country.
Praising Iowa for the state’s use of wind energy, O’Malley said opportunities such as this need to be identified. He would like a “green” design for energy for the future.
O’Malley—who has respect for hunters and hunting traditions—does not support the selling of combat weapons on the streets. He would like comprehensive gun legislation to make the country safe.
“We need to keep pushing at the national level for sensible gun safety legislation.” This would include mandatory background checks for those purchasing guns.
O’Malley said with the threat of lone wolves and terror cells in the “new age of asymmetrical warfare … The last thing in the world we want to do is create a shadow society .”
He would also like comprehensive immigration reform to extend coverage to more people. He said the reform should be talked about “as an economic comparative.” The reform must be passed so that wages in this country can go up.
“We want people to live in the openness of American society.”
http://dailysignal.com/2015/07/25/martin-omalley-at-iowa-caucus-forum-series-wants-an-inclusive-economy/