You should still have to work hard in order to be successful.
Of course that isn't the point, nor is it what Sanders thinks shouldn't have to happen.
There is no class mobility anymore. Most poor people stay poor. War on Drugs, private prisons, terrible welfare policies that are ineffective and costly, etc, etc....there is a long history of government incompetence that have hit the middle and lower class the hardest, while leaving the 1% to do whatever they want.
I don't think you even need to 'tax' your way out of it. Just start ending the stupid policies that the US have put into place that keep people poor. End the war on drugs, shutdown private prisons, legalize marijuana, repeal archaic laws....there are many ways outside of 'taxes' to help the economy grow and also help the lower/middle classes.
Sanders is the only one that is able to stand on his own two feet and say, "I haven't been bought and paid for by the rich." Well, Trump could too since he is funding his own campaign, but he is still a moron either way.
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