Bernie Sanders intros ‘Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (BEZOS)’ bill

[kevindavis007]

Bernie Sanders has never been one to mince words — and the past couple of weeks have found the independent senator from Vermont going toe to toe with some of the world’s largest and wealthiest companies. As promised, the 2016 presidential candidate introduced a bill aimed at ending what he’s deemed “corporate welfare.”

Along with Congress member Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Sanders has just introduced legislation titled Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (BEZOS). The senator held a press conference today in Washington, introducing the bill aimed at what he deemed “the great economic crisis in America today.”

“Despite low unemployment, we end up having tens of millions of Americans working at wages that are just so low that they can’t adequately take care of their family,” Sanders told the audience. “And today, we have the three wealthiest people in America who own more wealth than the bottom 50 percent.


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A very bad idea. I'm sure some people here would like this idea.

[Free Vulcan]

Which is pretty much an admission that the education has failed since these people can't apparently get out of these entry level jobs.

It also negates the Dems immigration position, since few immigrants would bring up entry level wages.

And he's indirectly dissing the Dems welfare programs, part of their three legged stool of securing their voting base.

[Maj. Bill Martin]

Bernie Sanders has never been one to mince words — and the past couple of weeks have found the independent senator from Vermont going toe to toe with some of the world’s largest and wealthiest companies. As promised, the 2016 presidential candidate introduced a bill aimed at ending what he’s deemed “corporate welfare.”

Along with Congress member Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Sanders has just introduced legislation titled Stop Bad Employers by Zeroing Out Subsidies (BEZOS). The senator held a press conference today in Washington, introducing the bill aimed at what he deemed “the great economic crisis in America today.”

“Despite low unemployment, we end up having tens of millions of Americans working at wages that are just so low that they can’t adequately take care of their family,” Sanders told the audience. “And today, we have the three wealthiest people in America who own more wealth than the bottom 50 percent.


http://youtu.be/ttT5zXq3DgI

Read More: https://techcrunch.com/2018/09/05/bernie-sanders-intros-stop-bad-employers-by-zeroing-out-subsidies-bezos-bill/

A very bad idea. I'm sure some people here would like this idea.

Why not just eliminate the "subsidies?"

[Cyber Liberty]

It's just "More Welfare!" dressed up in a different wrapper.  Feel da Bern.

[kevindavis007]

Which is pretty much an admission that the education has failed since these people can't apparently get out of these entry level jobs.

It also negates the Dems immigration position, since few immigrants would bring up entry level wages.

And he's indirectly dissing the Dems welfare programs, part of their three legged stool of securing their voting base.

All this is going to do is to speed up the automation of the warehouses.