Sanders: ‘Dem Socialism’ Isn’t Cuba, ‘I’m Talking About Social Security’

DIAZ BALART But Senator ░░░░░░░░ have often talked of ░░░░░░░░ need for a political ░░░░░░░░ in the United States ░░░░░░░░ Yes DIAZ BALART You ░░░░░░░░ a Democratic Socialist When ░░░░░░░░ some Latinos hear those ░░░░░░░░ they think Venezuela and ░░░░░░░░ Chavez and the Castro ░░░░░░░░ 57 years of dictatorship ░░░░░░░░ to the people who ░░░░░░░░ those regimes today and ░░░░░░░░ you use those words ░░░░░░░░ wonder exactly Sanders Sure ░░░░░░░░ BALART what you have ░░░░░░░░ mind Sanders Sure When ░░░░░░░░ talk about Democratic Socialist ░░░░░░░░ know what I m ░░░░░░░░ about Social Security one ░░░░░░░░ the most popular and ░░░░░░░░ programs in this country ░░░░░░░░ by FDR to give ░░░░░░░░ and security to seniors ░░░░░░░░ it has been enormously ░░░░░░░░ at reducing poverty among ░░░░░░░░ When I talk about ░░░░░░░░ Socialist I am talking ░░░░░░░░ Medicare a single payer ░░░░░░░░ care system for the ░░░░░░░░ And in my view ░░░░░░░░ should expand that concept ░░░░░░░░ all people I believe ░░░░░░░░ everybody in this country ░░░░░░░░ be entitled to health ░░░░░░░░ as a right And ░░░░░░░░ most effective way to ░░░░░░░░ it is through a ░░░░░░░░ for All single payer ░░░░░░░░ When I talk about ░░░░░░░░ Socialist I m not ░░░░░░░░ at Venezuela I m ░░░░░░░░ looking at Cuba I ░░░░░░░░ looking at countries like ░░░░░░░░ and Sweden And you ░░░░░░░░ what goes on in ░░░░░░░░ countries All of the ░░░░░░░░ who have the ability ░░░░░░░░ desire go to college ░░░░░░░░ you know how much ░░░░░░░░ costs It is free ░░░░░░░░ have child care systems ░░░░░░░░ are outstanding They have ░░░░░░░░ educational systems which are ░░░░░░░░ strong The retirement benefits ░░░░░░░░ their elderly much better ░░░░░░░░ they are in the ░░░░░░░░ States The bottom line ░░░░░░░░ when I talk about ░░░░░░░░ Socialist what I mean ░░░░░░░░ moving away from where ░░░░░░░░ are right now As ░░░░░░░░ member of the Senate ░░░░░░░░ me break the bad ░░░░░░░░ to all of you ░░░░░░░░ have a Congress right ░░░░░░░░ which is dominated by ░░░░░░░░ Street and big money ░░░░░░░░ What I mean is ░░░░░░░░ away from where we ░░░░░░░░ right now As a ░░░░░░░░ of the Senate let ░░░░░░░░ break the bad news ░░░░░░░░ all of you We ░░░░░░░░ a Congress right now ░░░░░░░░ is dominated by Wall ░░░░░░░░ and big money interests ░░░░░░░░ members of Congress are ░░░░░░░░ worried about the people ░░░░░░░░ nine bucks an hour ░░░░░░░░ re not worried about ░░░░░░░░ kids who can t ░░░░░░░░ to go to college ░░░░░░░░ re not worried about ░░░░░░░░ who have no health ░░░░░░░░ That s not their ░░░░░░░░ Their worry is getting ░░░░░░░░ contributions from very very ░░░░░░░░ people and providing tax ░░░░░░░░ for those who don ░░░░░░░░ need it applause So ░░░░░░░░ one sense Jose we ░░░░░░░░ not talking about Venezuela ░░░░░░░░ re not talking about ░░░░░░░░ We are talking about ░░░░░░░░ concept which I don ░░░░░░░░ think is a radical ░░░░░░░░ of having a government ░░░░░░░░ works to represent the ░░░░░░░░ of the middle class ░░░░░░░░ working families rather than ░░░░░░░░ the top 1 percent.”