2019 State of the Union address: on Corporations

Bernie Sanders: Economy is great, for those who get corporate stock buybacks

• Yes, the economy is great for the 3 wealthiest people in America who own more wealth than the bottom half of our country--160 million people.
• Yes, the economy is great for the top 1 percent who now earn 46 percent of all new income in our economy.
• Yes, the economy is great for the top 25 hedge fund managers on Wall Street who made nearly twice as much income last year as all 140,000 kindergarten teachers in our country.
• Yes, the economy is great for the five richest people in America who have seen their wealth go up by over $100 billion since Trump was elected and for corporations that have announced over $1 trillion in stock buybacks in 2018 alone.
• Yes, the economy may be great for these folks, but it is absolutely not booming for the nearly 80% of workers who live paycheck to paycheck.

Bernie Sanders: Majority want tax on wealthy and regulation of Wall Street

• A Fox News poll shows that 70% of Americans support a tax increase on families making over $10 million.
• And 69% of Americans believe that we need "more regulation of Wall Street."

If we are serious about transforming our country, let us bring people together to take on and defeat a ruling class whose greed is destroying our nation. Together, Let us fight for economic, social, racial and environmental justice, not unbridled greed.

Stacey Abrams: Republican tax bill rigged the system against working class

The Republican tax bill rigged the system against working people. Rather than bringing back jobs, plants are closing, layoffs are looming and wages struggle to keep pace with the actual cost of living.

We owe more to the millions of everyday folks who keep our economy running: like truck drivers forced to buy their own rigs, farmers caught in a trade war, small business owners in search of capital, and domestic workers serving without labor protections. Women and men who could thrive if only they had the support and freedom to do so.