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'''Tax Reform'''[[Image:bernie1.jpg|200x200px|right|thumb|Bernie Sanders]]
Prevent large corporations Bernie Sanders was born in Brooklyn in 1941, his father was a Jewish immigrant from shifting profits overseas to avoid paying US taxesPoland who fled after World War II, his mother a New York City resident. Creation He was raised in New York and later graduated from the University of progressive estate tax on Chicago. At the top 0University of Chicago Bernie studied political science and was an active in many protests against segregation.3 percent His political career began in 1981 when he ran for Mayor of Americans who inherit more than $3Burlington, the largest city in Vermont.5 million He was elected to a total of four terms and received national awards for his work. Increase taxes on capital gains In 1990 Sanders ran for the Vermont House of Representatives and dividendswon, becoming was the first independent in the House in 40 years. He served as representative for 16 years before becoming Senator in 2006. Close loopholes on corporate taxes He is currently serving his second term as senator and is running for president.
'''Jobs and Business Policy'''[https://berniesanders.com/issues/ Campaign Website]
Increase the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 by 2020. Favors the Employee Free Choice Act, a reform that would protect workers' rights to unionize and make it harder for management to threaten unionizing workers. Introduction of legislation to break up big banks that failed in the financial crisis. Clean Energy would create jobs, rebuild america act to create. Proposes harsher regulations on Wall Street==Tax Reform==
'''Health Policy'''{{:Bernie Sanders(Tax Reform)}}
Guaranteeing healthcare as a right of citizenship by enacting a Medicare for all single-payer healthcare system. Also favors enacting universal childcare ==Jobs and prekindergarten policy. System in which the rich pay more in order to ensure that health care is a right not a privilege. Join the rest of the modern world with universal healthcare. America spends more per person on Healthcare than any other advanced nation in the world, but ends up with less. We must make a morally principled and financially responsible decision to provide universal health care. Creating a plan that would save an estimated $6 trillion over the next decade. Fight to lower prescription drug policies.Business Policy==
'''Drug {{:Bernie Sanders (Jobs and Business Policy''')}}
'''Middle East'''==Health Policy==
'''Trade'''{{:Bernie Sanders (Health Policy)}}
Reversing trade policies like NAFTA, CAFTA, and PNTR that have driven down wages and caused the loss of millions of jobs. Trade policy would focus on restoring jobs to Americans. Stop exports of oil==Drug Policy==
'''Immigration'''{{:Bernie Sanders (Drug Policy)}}
Dismantle deportation programs and detention centers. Create a way for swift and fair legislative roadmap to citizenship for eleven million undocumented immigrants. Have broad eligibility for citizenship to all non-criminials in the US. In the future establish a reasonable wait for citizenship of 5 years. Regulate the flow of immigrants by modernizing the visa system and rewriting trade agreements. Fight to end for profit prisons that lead to detention of immigrants. Demilitarize the border in order to reduce costs and border deaths. Expand support for refugees.==Middle East=={{:Bernie Sanders (Middle East)}}
'''Environmental'''==Trade=={{:Bernie Sanders (Trade)}}
Seeking to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels by promoting wind ==Immigration== {{:Bernie Sanders (Immigration)}} ==Environmental== {{:Bernie Sanders (Environmental)}} ==Entrepreneurship and Innovation== {{:Bernie Sanders(Entrepreneurship and Innovation)}} ==Religion=={{:Bernie Sanders (Religion)}} ==Quotes=={{:Bernie Sanders (Quotes)}} ==Sources== (BSW) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/ (BSWII) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/income-and solar energy, placing -wealth-inequality/ (BSWI) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/a tax on carbon pollution-fair-and-humane-immigration-policy/ (BSWCC) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/climate-change/ (BSWV) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/caring-for-our-veterans/ (BSWHC) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/medicare-for-all/ (BSWWS) = https://berniesanders.com/issues/reforming-wall-street/ (BSWLW) = https://berniesanders. Pursue com/issues/a nuclear free clean energy policy that will decrease dependence on foreign oil-living-wage/ (OTIBSD) = http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Drugs.htm (OTIBST) = http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Bernie_Sanders_Free_Trade.htm (DD1) = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=110903 (DD2) = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=110910 (DD3) = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=111178 (DD4) = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index. Ban fossil fuel lobbyists from working in the White Housephp?pid=111409 (BI) = http://www. Ban Arctic oil drilling and offshore oil drillingbusinessinsider. Reduce carbon emissions in order to reduce the harmful effects of global warming com/hillary-clinton-vs-bernie-sanders-on -the environment-issues-2015-9 (HP) = http://www.huffingtonpost. Opposes the Keystone XL pipeline in favor of banning almost every form of oil or natural gas extraction in Americacom/brian-hanley/bernie-sanders-health-car_b_8567000.html (WPI) = https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/08/09/bernie-sanders-defends-iran-nuclear-deal/ (FTBD) = http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-drug-policy/ (FTBBE) = http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-small-business-and-entrepreneurship/ (FTBCR) = http://feelthebern. Believes in 100% clean energy futureorg/bernie-sanders-on-corporate-regulation/ (FTBI) = http://feelthebern.org/bernie-sanders-on-israel-and-the-palestinians/c
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