Bernie: Wow! $15.3 Trillion in new taxes? That sounds super! ...Probably not enough, though

Bernie hates corporate profits. Businesses that succeed are, somehow, monstrous entities that leech off "the little guy" as they exploit a sort of institutionalized bondage. Never mind that capitalism has freed more people from poverty than any force on Earth. Bernie doesn't want to deal with reality. He lives in a fantasy land where the company that employees you is really your enemy - an evil entity that's enslaved you with an addictive substance it calls "paychecks." From the WaPo:

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Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’s tax plan would raise $15.3 trillion over a decade by increasing taxes across all income brackets and increasing tax rates for investment income, according to a new analysis. A large portion of the new revenue would come from increased payroll and income taxes that the Democratic senator from Vermont has promised will help fund universal government health care and free college tuition. The average tax increase would be around $9,000 per household, but wealthy earners would see the largest jump in their tax bill. People earning over $3.7 million a year would see their taxes go up an average of nearly 45 percent, according to analysis released Friday by the nonpartisan Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center. Sanders has been upfront about his proposal to increases taxes on all earners and has defended his plans in speeches and debates throughout the campaign. He has argued that the overall benefits from his spending plans will far outweigh the increased tax bills most people would receive.

So basically, a vote for Bernie is a vote to increase taxes on ALL Americans. But you can trust him! You're going to love losing a massive chunk of your pay because everything else in your life will be so much easier. Sure, as the WaPo reports, the average increase will be $9,000.00 per household. Yes, you'll have less, but you'll also have more. Why can't you pedestrian morons see how simple that is? How dare you question "what you're getting for your money." All you have to do is put your faith in "Big Bernie" - your all-knowing, all seeing, beneficent overlord. Give up your autonomy, submit to the things he asks of you, and you will - without question - be cared for in perpetuity.

It is unclear if the revenue raised by the tax increases would be enough to fund those plans.

Oh. Never mind.

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