Bernard Sanders (born September 8, 1941) is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator from Vermont since 2007 and as U.S. Representative for the state's at-large congressional district from 1991 to 2007. He is the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history, although he has a close relationship with the Democratic Party, having caucused with House and Senate Democrats for most of his congressional career. Sanders unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party nomination for president of the United States in 2016 and 2020, finishing in second place in both campaigns. - from Wikipedia
Cited in arguments
- Voting is a right
- Stringent background checks for gun ownership should be mandatory
- Assault weapons should be banned
- We need a Green New Deal
- Greta Thunberg's passion makes star quality
- Monopolies lead to higher prices
- Legalizing marijuana would lessen the strain on police and prisons
- Raising taxes on the wealthy would reduce inequality
- Healthcare is a right and should be provided by the government
- Left wing populism is based on policies for the greater good
- Castro created a successful free healthcare system
- Fidel Castro spearheaded a successful literacy program
- White privilege is present in the justice system
- It will increase voter turnout by enabling more people to vote
- Donald Trump's economic plan only benefits the wealthy
- Increasing taxation on large corporations and the extremely wealthy will create a more financially balanced society
- Neither Donald Trump nor Joe Biden's proposals go far enough
- There are guns made exclusively to kill
- The cost of university is too great a burden for young people to bear
- Wealth inequality contributes to a lack of opportunities
- Joe Biden will give all Americans affordable health insurance