Two-thirds of the directors at the New York Fed are hand-picked by the same bankers that the Fed is in charge of regulating. Bernie Sanders bankerchargedirector Change image and share on social
Capitalism does a number of things very well: it helps create an entrepreneurial spirit; it gets people motivated to come up with new ideas, and that's a good thing. Bernie Sanders capitalismcreateentrepreneurial Change image and share on social
Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America. Bernie Sanders americabillionaireclass Change image and share on social
If you ask me about my views on the environment, on women's rights, on gay rights, I am liberal. I don't have a problem with that at all. Some of my best friends are liberal. Bernie Sanders environmentfriendgay Change image and share on social
As a result of the digital age and the decline of first-class mail, there is no question that the Postal Service must change and develop a new business model. Bernie Sanders agebusinesschange Change image and share on social
The right wing has monopolized the AM radio airwaves. Bernie Sanders airwavemonopolizeradio Change image and share on social
While Donald Trump is busy insulting one group after another, Hillary Clinton understands that our diversity is one of our greatest strengths. Yes. We become stronger when black and white, Latino, Asian-American, Native American - when all of us stand together. Bernie Sanders americanasianblack share on social
In my view, a corporation is not a person. A corporation does not have First Amendment rights to spend as much money as it wants, without disclosure, on a political campaign. Bernie Sanders amendmentcampaigncorporation Change image and share on social
In 2008, Goldman Sachs only paid 1.1 percent of its income in taxes even though it earned a profit of $2.3 billion and received an almost $800 billion from the Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury Department. Bernie Sanders billiondepartmentearn share on social
Let me thank the 2 1/2 million Americans who helped fund our campaign with an unprecedented 8 million individual campaign contributions. Anyone know what that average contribution was? That's right, $27. Bernie Sanders americanaveragecampaign share on social