Sanders: My Tax Increases ‘Would Hit Everybody’

STEPHANOPOULOS So no Sanders ░░░░░░░░ working families and the ░░░░░░░░ class STEPHANOPOULOS tax hikes ░░░░░░░░ the top 1 percent ░░░░░░░░ tax hikes below the ░░░░░░░░ 1 percent Sanders I ░░░░░░░░ t say that I ░░░░░░░░ if you re looking ░░░░░░░░ guaranteeing paid family and ░░░░░░░░ leave which virtually every ░░░░░░░░ major country has so ░░░░░░░░ when a mom gives ░░░░░░░░ she doesn t have ░░░░░░░░ go back to work ░░░░░░░░ two weeks or there ░░░░░░░░ an illness in a ░░░░░░░░ dad or mom can ░░░░░░░░ home with the kids ░░░░░░░░ will require a small ░░░░░░░░ in the payroll tax ░░░░░░░░ Senator Gillibrand s legislation ░░░░░░░░ we can accomplish that ░░░░░░░░ a just a small ░░░░░░░░ in the payroll tax ░░░░░░░░ But that will Crosstalk ░░░░░░░░ idea STEPHANOPOULOS That s ░░░░░░░░ to hit everybody Sanders ░░░░░░░░ would hit every yes ░░░░░░░░ would But it would ░░░░░░░░ that we would join ░░░░░░░░ rest of the industrialized ░░░░░░░░ and make sure that ░░░░░░░░ a mom has a ░░░░░░░░ she can in fact ░░░░░░░░ home with that baby ░░░░░░░░ three months rather than ░░░░░░░░ back to work at ░░░░░░░░ at the end of ░░░░░░░░ week We are the ░░░░░░░░ major only country only ░░░░░░░░ country on Earth that ░░░░░░░░ t guarantee paid family ░░░░░░░░ medical leave Look George ░░░░░░░░ truth of the matter ░░░░░░░░ we do a lot ░░░░░░░░ great things in this ░░░░░░░░ But we are behind ░░░░░░░░ other countries in protecting ░░░░░░░░ middle class and working ░░░░░░░░ And one area that ░░░░░░░░ want to touch on ░░░░░░░░ this week as you ░░░░░░░░ the Social Security administration ░░░░░░░░ that there would not ░░░░░░░░ a COLA for our ░░░░░░░░ and disabled people That ░░░░░░░░ only the third time ░░░░░░░░ the last 40 years ░░░░░░░░ think that s absurd ░░░░░░░░ drug costs have gone ░░░░░░░░ Seniors are paying more ░░░░░░░░ need to change the ░░░░░░░░ and we ve got ░░░░░░░░ in to do that ░░░░░░░░ ascertain what real cost ░░░░░░░░ living is for seniors ░░░░░░░░ I am going to ░░░░░░░░ very hard You ve ░░░░░░░░ millions of seniors trying ░░░░░░░░ get by on 13 ░░░░░░░░ 14 000 a year ░░░░░░░░ choices between medicine and ░░░░░░░░ That is criminal And ░░░░░░░░ ve got to change ░░░░░░░░ formula by which COLAs ░░░░░░░░ depended are created so ░░░░░░░░ seniors get a fair ░░░░░░░░