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OverviewDiscurso is the full transcript of the memorable speech Senator Bernie Sanders gave on the floor of the United States Senate on Friday, December 10th, 2010. It turned out to be a very long speech, lasting over eight and a half hours. And it hit a nerve. Millions followed the speech online until the traffic crashed the Senate server. In his speech, Sanders blasted the agreement that President Obama struck with Republicans, which extended the Bush tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, lowered estate tax rates for the very, very rich, and set a terrible precedent by establishing a payroll tax holiday diverting revenue away from the Social Security Trust Fund, threatening the fund's very future. But the speech was more than a critique of a particular piece of legislation. It was a dissection of the collapse of the American middle class and a well-researched attack on corporate greed and on public policy which, over the last several decades, has led to a huge growth in millionaires even as the United States has the highest rate of childhood poverty in the industrialized world. It was a plea for a fundamental change in national priorities, for government policy that reflects the needs of working families, and not just the wealthy and their lobbyists. Sanders' speech is a call for action. It is a passionate statement informing us that the only people who will save the middle class of this country is the middle class itself, but only if it is informed, organized, and prepared to take on the enormously powerful special interests dominating Washington. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Senator Bernie SandersPublisher: Malpaso Editorial Imprint: Malpaso Editorial Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 21.10cm Weight: 0.499kg ISBN: 9788416420872ISBN 10: 8416420874 Pages: 347 Publication Date: 01 March 2016 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Language: Spanish Table of ContentsReviewsBernie Sanders is such a rarity, and people should appreciate what he s doing not just for his home state of Vermont, but for the reputation of all politicians in general. <i>Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, </i>on the English-language edition Bernie Sanders is such a rarity, and people should appreciate what he s doing not just for his home state of Vermont, but for the reputation of all politicians in general. Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone, on the English-language edition Author InformationBernie Sanders is a Vermont Senator and independent politician who has been the longest-serving independent in U.S. congressional history. He is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the President of the United states in the 2016 election. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |