Bernie Sanders
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You're interested in science. You're interested in engineering. You're going to do it. I don't care what your income is. We will in one way or another. You're going to achieve that. And you know why? Because as a nation, we need we need. Yeah.
We need engineers. Yeah. All right. We need people who know how to build tunnels.
We need engineers. Yeah. All right. We need people who know how to build tunnels.
We need engineers. Yeah. All right. We need people who know how to build tunnels.
In case you haven't heard, there is a climate crisis. All right. How do you transform our energy system? Easier said than done. We need some really, really smart people to figure out how we create cheap, sustainable energy. Right? Yeah. All right. I will send you to graduate school. Thank you. Daily. Yeah. He needs it. We need you. We need you.
In case you haven't heard, there is a climate crisis. All right. How do you transform our energy system? Easier said than done. We need some really, really smart people to figure out how we create cheap, sustainable energy. Right? Yeah. All right. I will send you to graduate school. Thank you. Daily. Yeah. He needs it. We need you. We need you.
In case you haven't heard, there is a climate crisis. All right. How do you transform our energy system? Easier said than done. We need some really, really smart people to figure out how we create cheap, sustainable energy. Right? Yeah. All right. I will send you to graduate school. Thank you. Daily. Yeah. He needs it. We need you. We need you.
And that's what we should be thinking about as a nation. And as far as subsidizing that, do we have room in the budget? And where is the best place to pull it from? Subsidize. What does that mean? We're subsidizing this bill right now, the so-called reconciliation bill, Trump's big, beautiful bill. We got 200 in the House. The Republicans are putting in $235 billion over a 10-year period.
And that's what we should be thinking about as a nation. And as far as subsidizing that, do we have room in the budget? And where is the best place to pull it from? Subsidize. What does that mean? We're subsidizing this bill right now, the so-called reconciliation bill, Trump's big, beautiful bill. We got 200 in the House. The Republicans are putting in $235 billion over a 10-year period.
And that's what we should be thinking about as a nation. And as far as subsidizing that, do we have room in the budget? And where is the best place to pull it from? Subsidize. What does that mean? We're subsidizing this bill right now, the so-called reconciliation bill, Trump's big, beautiful bill. We got 200 in the House. The Republicans are putting in $235 billion over a 10-year period.
to go to the top two-tenths of 1%. So if your billionaire father is going to leave you money, the exemption is now up to a married couple of $30 million that you don't have to pay any taxes on. So this goes to the top two-tenths of 1%. Do we have enough money? This is what you got to get in your head. We have enough money in this country to do any goddamn thing you want to do.
to go to the top two-tenths of 1%. So if your billionaire father is going to leave you money, the exemption is now up to a married couple of $30 million that you don't have to pay any taxes on. So this goes to the top two-tenths of 1%. Do we have enough money? This is what you got to get in your head. We have enough money in this country to do any goddamn thing you want to do.
to go to the top two-tenths of 1%. So if your billionaire father is going to leave you money, the exemption is now up to a married couple of $30 million that you don't have to pay any taxes on. So this goes to the top two-tenths of 1%. Do we have enough money? This is what you got to get in your head. We have enough money in this country to do any goddamn thing you want to do.
In this particular budget, we're now spending a trillion dollars on the military. They want to spend $150 billion more. We're spending more than the bottom, the next nine nations combined. So what we're doing is giving tax breaks to the rich, spending more money on the military, and then we're going to cut Medicaid.
In this particular budget, we're now spending a trillion dollars on the military. They want to spend $150 billion more. We're spending more than the bottom, the next nine nations combined. So what we're doing is giving tax breaks to the rich, spending more money on the military, and then we're going to cut Medicaid.
In this particular budget, we're now spending a trillion dollars on the military. They want to spend $150 billion more. We're spending more than the bottom, the next nine nations combined. So what we're doing is giving tax breaks to the rich, spending more money on the military, and then we're going to cut Medicaid.
So the way in this country, literally, and by the way, when I say these things, they're not radical ideas. All right. How much does it cost to go to college in Sweden? Nothing. Oh, wow. No kidding. No. But that must be the health care system is really expensive, right? It must be. How much does it cost to have health care in Sweden? Nothing. Oh, my God. Nothing.
So the way in this country, literally, and by the way, when I say these things, they're not radical ideas. All right. How much does it cost to go to college in Sweden? Nothing. Oh, wow. No kidding. No. But that must be the health care system is really expensive, right? It must be. How much does it cost to have health care in Sweden? Nothing. Oh, my God. Nothing.
So the way in this country, literally, and by the way, when I say these things, they're not radical ideas. All right. How much does it cost to go to college in Sweden? Nothing. Oh, wow. No kidding. No. But that must be the health care system is really expensive, right? It must be. How much does it cost to have health care in Sweden? Nothing. Oh, my God. Nothing.
Child care must be really off the wall. In other words, if you start off with a value system that says we're going to use, and there are rich people in Sweden, believe me. But it's a value system that says, look, we're in this together as a people. We want the best educated people. We want our kids to do well. We want everybody to have health care for a lot of reasons. Sweden does it.