Bernie Sanders

Does that mean then that the government is going to run every mom and pop store in the corner? Of course not. You want innovation? You want, you know, you want to go out and start a business, produce a product? Good luck to you. Make money. But on the other hand, in terms of even making money, we want you to be able to do that, come up with good products, good services.

But do I think you should end up with $100 billion? No, I don't. And you know what's funny? I had, I did an interview with Bill Gates, who is, I think, the third wealthiest guy in the country. struggling behind Musk and Bezos, I think. And he's only worth 100 plus billion, but he gets by. And I said to him, Bill, he was supposed to ask me questions. I asked him the question.

But do I think you should end up with $100 billion? No, I don't. And you know what's funny? I had, I did an interview with Bill Gates, who is, I think, the third wealthiest guy in the country. struggling behind Musk and Bezos, I think. And he's only worth 100 plus billion, but he gets by. And I said to him, Bill, he was supposed to ask me questions. I asked him the question.

But do I think you should end up with $100 billion? No, I don't. And you know what's funny? I had, I did an interview with Bill Gates, who is, I think, the third wealthiest guy in the country. struggling behind Musk and Bezos, I think. And he's only worth 100 plus billion, but he gets by. And I said to him, Bill, he was supposed to ask me questions. I asked him the question.

I said, Bill, tell me something. You're an innovator with Microsoft and all that stuff. Did you know that you'd become a multi-billionaire? And was that motivated you? That one motivated you? And he said, no. And I believe he was honest. He said, I love doing whatever. I love programming. And I was a kid. He started doing that. He loved it. He was motivated by it.

I said, Bill, tell me something. You're an innovator with Microsoft and all that stuff. Did you know that you'd become a multi-billionaire? And was that motivated you? That one motivated you? And he said, no. And I believe he was honest. He said, I love doing whatever. I love programming. And I was a kid. He started doing that. He loved it. He was motivated by it.

I said, Bill, tell me something. You're an innovator with Microsoft and all that stuff. Did you know that you'd become a multi-billionaire? And was that motivated you? That one motivated you? And he said, no. And I believe he was honest. He said, I love doing whatever. I love programming. And I was a kid. He started doing that. He loved it. He was motivated by it.

Do you think that there are scientists out there who are working day and night trying to develop drugs to deal with Alzheimer's or cancer that they motivate, oh, boy, if I come up with this drug, I'm going to become a billionaire? So I think, you know, we want to reward success. Fine. But you don't need a billion dollars.

Do you think that there are scientists out there who are working day and night trying to develop drugs to deal with Alzheimer's or cancer that they motivate, oh, boy, if I come up with this drug, I'm going to become a billionaire? So I think, you know, we want to reward success. Fine. But you don't need a billion dollars.

Do you think that there are scientists out there who are working day and night trying to develop drugs to deal with Alzheimer's or cancer that they motivate, oh, boy, if I come up with this drug, I'm going to become a billionaire? So I think, you know, we want to reward success. Fine. But you don't need a billion dollars.

We want people to get satisfaction from what they accomplish, the work they're doing, whether it's cleaning the street or developing a new, you know, drug. So I think we have gone a little bit too far. And you're right in talking about the book was an attack on, I call it, you call it hypercapitalism or ubercapitalism. But right now, and this is not an American issue, this is a global issue.

We want people to get satisfaction from what they accomplish, the work they're doing, whether it's cleaning the street or developing a new, you know, drug. So I think we have gone a little bit too far. And you're right in talking about the book was an attack on, I call it, you call it hypercapitalism or ubercapitalism. But right now, and this is not an American issue, this is a global issue.

We want people to get satisfaction from what they accomplish, the work they're doing, whether it's cleaning the street or developing a new, you know, drug. So I think we have gone a little bit too far. And you're right in talking about the book was an attack on, I call it, you call it hypercapitalism or ubercapitalism. But right now, and this is not an American issue, this is a global issue.

It's not an accident that Musk is over there in Saudi Arabia talking to the trillionaire families in the Mideast. These guys are with Putin and his friends. You've got probably not more than 5,000, 10,000 extraordinarily wealthy families who have unbelievable economic power, over 7 billion people on this planet.

It's not an accident that Musk is over there in Saudi Arabia talking to the trillionaire families in the Mideast. These guys are with Putin and his friends. You've got probably not more than 5,000, 10,000 extraordinarily wealthy families who have unbelievable economic power, over 7 billion people on this planet.

It's not an accident that Musk is over there in Saudi Arabia talking to the trillionaire families in the Mideast. These guys are with Putin and his friends. You've got probably not more than 5,000, 10,000 extraordinarily wealthy families who have unbelievable economic power, over 7 billion people on this planet.

That's right. That is the story. Look. I am no great fan of Elon Musk, especially in the role that he's playing right now in Trump's campaign. But is he a brilliant guy? Of course he is. Does he work like a dog? Of course he does. Does he come up with these incredible innovations and companies? Yes, he does. Does he deserve credit for that? Yeah, he does.

That's right. That is the story. Look. I am no great fan of Elon Musk, especially in the role that he's playing right now in Trump's campaign. But is he a brilliant guy? Of course he is. Does he work like a dog? Of course he does. Does he come up with these incredible innovations and companies? Yes, he does. Does he deserve credit for that? Yeah, he does.

That's right. That is the story. Look. I am no great fan of Elon Musk, especially in the role that he's playing right now in Trump's campaign. But is he a brilliant guy? Of course he is. Does he work like a dog? Of course he does. Does he come up with these incredible innovations and companies? Yes, he does. Does he deserve credit for that? Yeah, he does.

But, you know, even in terms of encouraging innovation, I would hope... that we are focusing on the important issues. I would love to see great innovators figure out how we build the affordable housing that we need, come up with the great drugs that we need to solve many of the terrible illnesses that plague people, climate change, for God's sakes. Do we need innovation?