Bernie's NYT OpEd

[The] increasingly globalized economy, established and maintained by the world’s economic elite, is failing people everywhere. Incredibly, the wealthiest 62 people on this planet own as much wealth as the bottom half of the world’s population — around 3.6 billion people. The top 1 percent now owns more wealth than the whole of the bottom 99 percent. The very, very rich enjoy unimaginable luxury while billions of people endure abject poverty, unemployment, and inadequate health care, education, housing and drinking water.

  NYT

They each deserve their lot in life, don't they?

In the last 15 years, nearly 60,000 factories in this country have closed, and more than 4.8 million well-paid manufacturing jobs have disappeared. Much of this is related to disastrous trade agreements that encourage corporations to move to low-wage countries.

The global economy is not working for the majority of people in our country and the world. This is an economic model developed by the economic elite to benefit the economic elite.

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Despite major increases in productivity, the median male worker in America today is making $726 dollars less than he did in 1973, while the median female worker is making $1,154 less than she did in 2007, after adjusting for inflation.

The profit from the increased productivity is going to the top cats.

Nearly 47 million Americans live in poverty. An estimated 28 million have no health insurance, while many others are underinsured.

What!? No health insurance?! But...but...but...Obamacare!

Frighteningly, millions of poorly educated Americans will have a shorter life span than the previous generation as they succumb to despair, drugs and alcohol.

That's a system asset to many.

On my campaign, I’ve talked to workers unable to make it on $8 or $9 an hour; retirees struggling to purchase the medicine they need on $9,000 a year of Social Security; young people unable to afford college.

And Obama and Clinton have been telling us that we need to adjust our expectations downward. Times are tough, they say.

In this pivotal moment, the Democratic Party and a new Democratic president need to make clear that we stand with those who are struggling and who have been left behind.

Then why are you going to vote for Hillary Clinton, Mr. Sanders?

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.