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Bernie Sanders

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Bernie Sanders is an American politician and activist who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007. A member of the Independent party, Sanders is known for his progressive policies and advocacy for social justice, healthcare reform, and income equality. He previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2007, where he was the first independent elected to the House in 40 years. Throughout his career, Sanders has been a vocal critic of economic inequality and corporate influence in politics.

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Jan 7, 2009

Do you agree with the potential for solar thermal?

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Jan 7, 2009

Do you believe that Wall Street leaders engaged in illegal behavior and that some of them should end up behind bars in the coming years?

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Jan 7, 2009

The American people have no confidence in Wall Street.

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Jan 7, 2009

I proposed the surtax on people whose families had at least a million dollars in income, because they are the people who benefited from Bush's economic policies in general.

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Jan 7, 2009

I voted against the repeal of Glass-Steagall... I do not believe in unregulated financial institutions

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Jan 7, 2009

I am concerned that the same people on Wall Street who were part of the problem are still in office.

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Jan 7, 2009

I think the average person would think it is incomprehensible, again--of course, that is the word we keep using about this whole financial disaster--that trillions of dollars are being lent out without transparency or accountability.

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Jan 7, 2009

At what point, how much money do you throw down a rat hole before you say, wait a second, maybe it is a good idea to do something radically different?

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Jan 7, 2009

I think the American people, if they are going to pour hundreds of billions of dollars into these institutions, want a new slate of leadership so that we can work with them to move us in a new direction.

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Jan 7, 2009

the top 400 Americans in this country saw a huge increase in their net worth, in fact, by $640 billion from 2001 to 2007.

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Jan 7, 2009

My understanding is that we have spent $350 billion on the first bailout.

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Jan 7, 2009

the American people are outraged that a small number of Wall Street executives, through their greed, their recklessness, and likely illegal behavior, have plunged us into the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression.

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