Senator Bernie Sanders: THE BILLIONAIRE CLASS

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Forbes released its annual list of the 400 wealthiest Americans on Monday. They’re worth a combined $2.29 trillion (up $270 billion from last year) – a 13 percent increase. These billionaires now own more wealth than the bottom half of America – over 150 million people. Meanwhile, while the very rich become richer, most Americans have become poorer. Median family income has declined by almost $5,000 since 1999 and over half of the American people have less than $10,000 in savings. Among the very richest Americans are the Koch Brothers – worth $84 billion. Abetted by the disastrous Citizens United Supreme Court decision, the Koch Brothers are now pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into political campaigns to elect candidates who will gut Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and federal aid to education. “We need to stand up for working families of America and take on the billionaire class,” Bernie said in an interview with Thomas Frank for Salon. Read Salon Perpetual War Worried that the United States could “once again be involved in a quagmire, in perpetual warfare” in the Mideast, Bernie is making the case for Saudi Arabia and other Muslim nations to play a greater role battling the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). He called the terrorist organization “brutal and dangerous,” but strongly disagreed with Republican House Speaker Boehner’s suggestion that the U.S. may have “no choice” but to deploy ground troops in Syria. Citing the fact that Saudi Arabia is the fourth largest defense spender in the world, Bernie said, “I'll be damned if kids in Vermont, or taxpayers in Vermont, will have to defend the royal Saudi family which is worth hundreds of billions of dollars.” Are you more concerned that the U.S. will get too involved in the situation in Iraq and Syria or not do enough to stop terrorists? Take the poll Watch CNN Must Reads Inside the Koch Brothers' Toxic Empire Tim Dickinson for Rolling Stone The Pay Gap between CEOs and Workers Is Much Worse than You Realize Roberto Ferdman for The Washington Post America Has More Low-Paying Jobs Than Any Other Developed Country Kevin Short for The Huffington Post