Bernie Sanders: We will create a government that represents the working class, not billionaires

Bernie Sanders, Another View contributor
Published 7:00 a.m. CT Jan. 8, 2020

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As the Feb. 3 caucus approaches, Iowans face a choice: Are we going to settle for a status quo that is leaving so many behind? Or are we going to come together to finally transform our country so that our government works for all of us? Our grassroots campaign clearly represents the latter — which is why polls consistently show us defeating Donald Trump, who is the most dangerous and corrupt president in modern history. As you consider which Democratic candidate to support, you deserve to know exactly how our agenda stands out — and how it takes on the corporations, the billionaires and the corruption that is harming America.

We are the only leading campaign that has not taken any money from billionaires. We reject corporate money. Unlike some other candidates, our campaign is not relying on a super PAC — we are pushing to outlaw super PACs. We are a 100 percent grassroots-funded effort through small-dollar donations from working people.

Our campaign is taking on the insurance and drug companies by unequivocally supporting a Medicare for All program that will make health care a human right. Unlike some of our opponents, we are not proposing to appease pharmaceutical companies and the health insurance industry that are bankrupting over 500,000 people every year and denying Americans adequate medical treatment — we are going to end their profiteering once and for all.

Our campaign is taking on the fossil fuel industry whose emissions are creating a climate emergency that can be seen in Iowa’s devastating floods. We are demanding a Green New Deal that will transition us to 100% renewable energy and create 20 million good-paying jobs in the process.

Our campaign is taking on corporate agribusinesses that are polluting Iowa and using their market power to squeeze Iowa’s family farms. We will break up those monopolies and enforce environmental laws.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/caucus/2020/01/08/bernie-sanders-democrat-president-iowa-caucus-government-for-working-class/2835631001/