
Trump’s policies are set to widen the wealth gap even further.
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Trump’s policies are set to widen the wealth gap even further.

Whatever they tariff us, we tariff them. Whatever they tax us, we tax them.

No, we’re not going to cut Social Security. Quite the contrary. We must expand Social Security benefits and extend its solvency for the next 75 years by scrapping the cap that allows a billionaire to pay the same amount into Social Security as a truck driver.

Whatever they tariff us, we will tariff them. … Whatever they tax us, we will tax them.

Never before in the history of our nation have income and wealth inequality been greater than today.

Prices are still too high, and Americans want change but in a responsible, not reckless way.

Do [Trump’s] plans actually help Americans get ahead? Not even close.

It’s going to be very costly for people to take advantage of this country. They can’t come in and steal our money and steal our jobs and take our factories and take our businesses and expect not to be punished.

President Trump is trying to deliver an unprecedented giveaway to his billionaire friends. He's on the hunt to find trillions of dollars to pass along to the wealthiest in America.

The richest man in the world and his sidekick, the President of the United States, have decided to attack the bedrock of America’s social safety net, and now your pocket is in the way.

Fight back. No cuts to Medicaid. No tax breaks for billionaires.

Taxing land/property is the more oppressive and ineffective form of taxation.

They’re cutting your Medicaid. Why? Why would they do that? Tax breaks for the rich.

You shouldn't be matching it, you should be doubling it. You should be tripling it.

It’s hard to bring things down once they’re up. You know, it’s very hard. But I think that they will.

We're not going to buy anything. We're going to have it.

We must take action against corporations that exploit crises to raise prices.

Building up the middle class will be a defining goal of my presidency because I believe when the middle class is strong, America is strong.