Presidential Election - Part Two

This is part two on a series of the Presidential Election. I will put together strictly the facts on each of the candidates running for the office of president of the United States.

Democrats:

Bernie Sanders: husband to Jane O’Meara Driscoll, PhD: father of four and grandfather

Qualifications:

US Senator for 16 years

House of Representatives for state of Vermont

Brooklyn College and University of Chicago

Mayor of Burlington, Vermont

Before becoming a presidential hopeful he championed for:

Shrinking middle class

VA Affairs

Affordable housing

Environmental protection agency

Child Care

Youthful Art Programs

Progressive taxation

Issues:

Income wealth/ inequality, college tuition free/debt free, get big bucks out of politics/ restore democracy, create decent paying jobs, a living wage, climate change to save the planet, fair and humane immigration policy, racial justice, women’s rights, LGBT equality, social security, lower Rx drug prices, supporting historically black colleges/universities, improving rural economy, reforming Wall Street, real family values, war and peace/support the Iran deal- resulting war as last efforts, making wealthy, Wall St., and large corporations pay their fair share.

How does Bernie Sanders intend to pay for these programs:

Make corporations pay taxes on all profits

Tax Wall St. speculators

Lift income cap on taxable income over $250,000

Ending loopholes on the carried interest

Payroll tax of $1.61 per week

Tax large inheritances and expense inherited art work

Stop taxpayer funded give-a-ways

6.2% income based health care paid by employer and 2.2% of health care paid by households

progress income tax rates

capital gains and dividend taxes

adjust real estate taxes

end tax breaks and subsidies for fossil fuel companies

All changes will start from year one to ten years if elected president.

Special Note:

Jane Sanders, wife, holds a PhD in leadership studies in politics, is a large contributor and adviser to Bernie’s political career.

As I stated in my last blog, I will hold all opinions and just list the facts until after I have covered all the candidates. Part three will cover the Republican party candidates.

Changing lanes:

Politics just like religion is a highly emotional topic. Tonight I was engaged in a discussing over the history of the USA. The other person involved in the conversation was highly insulting toward me. I am educated and do really great research. I will brag that I do hold an AA, BA, and MA. In all honesty that doesn’t make me any smarter than anyone else.

History as well as any other subject in the academic community is not always taught correctly and or outlined in any book as being100% accurate. Which brings me to what is called truth.

It is possible for two people to be correct, two to be wrong, and/ or one to be correct and one to be wrong. It is what can be conceived as personal truth.

The Bible states in Mosaic Law and confirmed in the Christian doctrine that we should not lie. Of course that means we should tell the truth to the best of our ability. If you believe something is true in your heart as fact, and someone else believes something entirely different as being true in their heart, then it is true-- we have achieved the truth. Be respectful of other people’s truths  regardless whether you agree with it or not. It is the “right” thing to do under God’s plan. After all does anyone know if anything is true? I know for a fact that the faith I hold in my heart for God and his Son, Jesus Christ, is true. Everything else is just semantics.

God bless each and everyone. May peace be with you always.


Sources:
https://berniesanders.com/?nosplash=true (accessed 3.6.2016)