Bernie Sanders: Democratic Party Must Re-Engage With Working Class

Democratic Party's Disconnect from Workers

• ⚠️ Bernie Sanders asserts that the Democratic Party has, in many respects, "turned its back" on the working class of this country.
• 💰 To win elections, Democrats must stop accepting money from billionaires and start addressing the needs of working people.

Healthcare as a Human Right

• 🩺 Healthcare should be a human right, not a privilege, with the goal of providing quality care to all Americans.
• 💊 The focus should not be on profit for drug companies or insurance companies, but on accessible care.
• 💸 The US pays the highest prices globally for prescription drugs; these costs could be lowered by 50% by charging the same prices as other countries.

Investing in America's Future: Children and Education

• 👶 The US has one of the highest rates of childhood poverty among major countries.
• 📚 The current childcare system is broken, expensive, and underpays its workers.
• 🍎 Public school teachers often earn inadequate wages and use their own money for classroom supplies.
• 🎓 The higher education system leaves students with crippling $50,000-$100,000 in debt, deterring working-class individuals from pursuing careers like medicine.
• 🌍 Free higher education is proposed as a necessary step in a competitive global economy, citing other countries that offer it to strengthen their economies and democracies.
• 🏫 Public education from K-12 was fought for and established by working-class people; there's no reason public colleges and universities can't also be tuition-free.