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Sanders has a devout and [[violent]] following, made up of many of the same people that voted for [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. He tickles his supporters' ears with all the usual [[Marxist]] claptrap: banks are bad, equality, the middle class, minimum wage, free healthcare, free college, a government so big it will be like living in a [[utopia]].
Sanders has a devout and [[violent]] following, made up of many of the same people that voted for [[Barack Hussein Obama]]. He tickles his supporters' ears with all the usual [[Marxist]] claptrap: banks are bad, equality, the middle class, minimum wage, free healthcare, free college, a government so big it will be like living in a [[utopia]].
==Presidential campaigns==
===2020 presidential campaign===
:{{See also|United States presidential election, 2020|Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign|116th United States Congress|Bernie Bros|Antifa|NeverTrump|Leftwing violence in the Trump era}}
===Policies===
===Policies===
Among the dreams that Sanders presents as plans are:<ref>[https://berniesanders.com/issues Bernie Sanders on the issues] Retrieved March 3, 2020</ref>
Among the dreams that Sanders presents as plans are:<ref>[https://berniesanders.com/issues Bernie Sanders on the issues] Retrieved March 3, 2020</ref>
*Punish prosperity: Increase annual taxes on the wealthiest 180,000 U.S. households, which would cut in half the wealth of billionaires over 15 years. Increase IRS funding for enforcement and require the IRS to perform an audit of 30 percent of wealth tax returns for those in the 1 percent bracket and a 100 percent audit rate for all billionaires. The wealth tax includes a 40 percent exit tax on the net value of all assets under $1 billion and 60 percent over $1 billion for all wealthy individual seeking to expatriate to avoid the tax. Raise taxes on companies the pay their CEO's far more than typical workers. Tax Wall Street speculators through the Inclusive Prosperity Act Financial Transaction Tax.
*Punish prosperity: Increase annual taxes on the wealthiest 180,000 U.S. households, which would cut in half the wealth of billionaires over 15 years. Increase IRS funding for enforcement and require the IRS to perform an audit of 30 percent of wealth tax returns for those in the 1 percent bracket and a 100 percent audit rate for all billionaires. The wealth tax includes a 40 percent exit tax on the net value of all assets under $1 billion and 60 percent over $1 billion for all wealthy individual seeking to expatriate to avoid the tax. Raise taxes on companies the pay their CEO's far more than typical workers. Tax Wall Street speculators through the Inclusive Prosperity Act Financial Transaction Tax.
A satirical article has Sanders reminiscing about his drunken honeymoon to ''[[Time magazine]]'' in his beloved [[USSR|Soviet Russia]] saying: {{quotebox|"on our honeymoon, I took Jane to [[Russia]], back when it was still known as the Soviet Union. Russia was an incredible place back then, before the billionaires ruined everything. Who needs 30 different types of deodorant anyway? In the glory days of the [[Soviet Union]], there was one brand, it was called “Deodorant,” and you had to wait four hours in line for it. By the time you got your hands on one, you were sweating so badly, not even the greediest billionaire’s fanciest deodorant could mask the stench. Or as I call it: The sweet smell of [[equality]]!"<ref>https://www.trumprussiaconspiracy.com/2019/01/29/bernie-sanders-and-wife-on-their-honeymoon-in-russia-singing-this-land-is-your-land-with-their-russian-comrades/</ref><ref>https://medium.com/the-haven/bernie-sanders-reminisces-about-honeymoon-in-soviet-union-bcbe3537e06c</ref>}} Vladimir Putin commented on the glory days of the Soviet Union: {{quotebox|"Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.}}
A satirical article has Sanders reminiscing about his drunken honeymoon to ''[[Time magazine]]'' in his beloved [[USSR|Soviet Russia]] saying: {{quotebox|"on our honeymoon, I took Jane to [[Russia]], back when it was still known as the Soviet Union. Russia was an incredible place back then, before the billionaires ruined everything. Who needs 30 different types of deodorant anyway? In the glory days of the [[Soviet Union]], there was one brand, it was called “Deodorant,” and you had to wait four hours in line for it. By the time you got your hands on one, you were sweating so badly, not even the greediest billionaire’s fanciest deodorant could mask the stench. Or as I call it: The sweet smell of [[equality]]!"<ref>https://www.trumprussiaconspiracy.com/2019/01/29/bernie-sanders-and-wife-on-their-honeymoon-in-russia-singing-this-land-is-your-land-with-their-russian-comrades/</ref><ref>https://medium.com/the-haven/bernie-sanders-reminisces-about-honeymoon-in-soviet-union-bcbe3537e06c</ref>}} Vladimir Putin commented on the glory days of the Soviet Union: {{quotebox|"Whoever does not miss the Soviet Union has no heart. Whoever wants it back has no brain.}}
NBC News Director [[Chuck Todd]] compared Sanders supporters to [[Nazi]] [[Brownshirts]].<ref>https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/chuck-todd-should-apologize-and-resign-msnbc-anchor-blasted-for-nazi-smear-on-leading-democrat/</ref> Democrat hardliner [[Chris Matthews]] of MSNBC speculated that if socialism wins, there will be "executions in [[Central Park]]." <ref>https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/chris-matthews-warns-of-executions-in-central-park-if-socialism-wins/</ref> Ironically, Sanders began his win streak of government run healthcare and [[liberal censorship]] at the same time the [[Communist Party of China]] was wrestling with the outbreak of the [[Coronavirus]].
NBC News Director [[Chuck Todd]] compared Sanders supporters to [[Nazi]] [[Brownshirts]].<ref>https://www.rawstory.com/2020/02/chuck-todd-should-apologize-and-resign-msnbc-anchor-blasted-for-nazi-smear-on-leading-democrat/</ref> Democrat hardliner [[Chris Matthews]] of MSNBC speculated that if socialism wins, there will be "executions in [[Central Park]]." <ref>https://nypost.com/2020/02/08/chris-matthews-warns-of-executions-in-central-park-if-socialism-wins/</ref> Ironically, Sanders began his win streak of government run healthcare and [[liberal censorship]] at the same time the [[Communist Party of China]] was wrestling with the outbreak of the [[Coronavirus]].
====Staff====
====Staff====
[[File:Bernie boxxing.gif|right|200px|thumb|Bernie goes toe-to-toe with capitalism.]]
See: [[Individuals who have served on Bernie Sander's staff]]
See: [[Individuals who have served on Bernie Sander's staff]]
Sanders hired [[Paul Manafort]] partner [[Tad Devine]] as an advisor on both his 2016 and 2018 campaigns. Devine managed [[Putin]] ally [[Viktor Yanukovych]] campaign for the presidency of [[Ukraine]]. Upon Sanders announcement of his intention to run, Sanders immediately shot up as the top frontrunner of Democratic hopefuls in the [[2020 Presidential election]].
Sanders hired [[Paul Manafort]] partner [[Tad Devine]] as an advisor on both his 2016 and 2018 campaigns. Devine managed [[Putin]] ally [[Viktor Yanukovych]] campaign for the presidency of [[Ukraine]]. Upon Sanders announcement of his intention to run, Sanders immediately shot up as the top frontrunner of Democratic hopefuls in the [[2020 Presidential election]].