Sen. Bernie Sanders

@SenSanders

Sen. Sanders of Vermont, Ranking Member of U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor & Pensions, longest-serving independent in congressional history.

Vermont/DC

sanders.senate.gov

Joined April 2009

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Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
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Trump says: “This is the greatest economy ever.” Really? While billionaires got $2.2 trillion richer in the past year, nearly half of Americans have trouble paying for healthcare, housing, transportation or food. Trump’s economy: Great for billionaires, a disaster for workers.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
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Billionaires pay the same amount into Social Security as someone making $184,500. If we ended that absurdity & applied the payroll tax to all income above $250,000, Social Security would be solvent for 75 years & benefits would be expanded by $2,400. Let’s do it.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Oct 13
Elon Musk, who wants to build millions of robots per year to replace workers, is now worried about the “pain” humans may cause AI. No Mr. Musk, we should be worried about the pain that AI could cause humanity, not the other way around. HUMANS FIRST.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
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Oct 12
No, Mr. Altman. We won’t accept a severe AI cyberattack in exchange for “liberty.” 74% of the American people don’t trust Big Tech Oligarchs. And for good reason. Sam Altman, the co-founder of OpenAI, recently said: “There is a coming tidal wave of cybersecurity problems that
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Sen. Bernie Sanders
@SenSanders
Oct 11
Trump’s Department of Justice is investigating 5 major TV networks for “antitrust violations” after they stood up for press freedom. ABC CBS CNN NBC Fox News No, Mr. Trump, we are not a dictatorship. In America, media is allowed to criticize you. It’s called the 1st Amendment.
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