Guest Opinion: Bernie Sanders values working people

Iowa City Councilor Rockne Cole endorses the Vermont senator for the Democratic presidential nomination.

November 12, 2019

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Sanders values the everyday heroes that produce the wealth of this country. He believes that no one works a 40-hour job should ever be in poverty, struggling to put a roof over their head or feed their family. Yet, these heroes, in many cases working two and three jobs seven days a week, are insulted by politicians claiming that their poverty is their fault. They are to blame. They need to work even more. And they are. They in many cases are literally working themselves to death while barely making enough to meet their basic needs.

On day one of his administration, Sanders will help us return to the timeliness principles that made our country a beacon of hope and freedom. He will restore the dignity to all working people. They will begin to enjoy what President Franklin Roosevelt called “some measure of security.” They will rest easier knowing that they will not be bankrupted by one major health-care crisis. He will make it easier to join a union, allowing better pay and safer working conditions. For those outside of unions, he will demand that employers pay a living wage for a 40-hour job.

In short, he will return us to our roots that made our country truly great — where we the people that produce the actual wealth are honored rather than the idlers who live off of the labor of others. As President Lincoln once said, “Those that make the corn, should eat the corn.” Let’s return to that foundational American principle and elect Bernie Sanders president.

— Rockne Cole, Iowa City Councilor

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