Sen. Bernie Sanders calls for tax on billionaires' gains during the pandemic

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[hopdig]

and too think... when I was seriously considering becoming a billionaire

[jr]

Raise pay at Walmart, yes now Walmart team members make next to nothing, way to go
Congratulations

[norbertvasquez]

Could someone please explain why when the country is in this situation, why what Bernie is suggesting won't happen? Why the disparity between the most wealthy and the working class? I don't think what Bernie is suggesting is unreasonable.

[garysantos]

Hourly pay at Walmart.com ranges from an average of $10.64 to $21.98 an hour. Walmart.com employees with the job title Staff Pharmacist make the most with an average hourly rate of $57.68, while employees with the title Cashier make the least with an average hourly rate of $11.34.6 days ago.

Cashier
Average: $10.66
$9 - $13

Sales Associate
Average: $11.22
$10 - $14

Pharmacy Technician
Average: $14.04
$11 - $17

[micostark]

How do you tax gains when that’s only on paper and they don’t sell their shares?

[lazyakers]

Printed money has to go somewhere. And, much like it has in the last decade, it’s been going into stocks.

[brad]

The fact that these 3 are even speaking in this manner shows the impact that Sanders has had.. its time the working class got theirs

[StackAndPrepper]

Whenever a politician says "we're gonna tax rich people", you can count on a tax hike on the middle class instead. It happens every single time.

[jackthompson]

Maybe if public policy wasn’t so full of cronyism, we wouldn’t have had this problem... 🤪

[rlsnorton]

There needs to be a fair tax on billionaires shame on Walmart
Amazon its open season on the American people CNBC needs to get on board higher taxes are coming to help America!
Stop picking on Bernie Sanders

[norinesimmons]

It's about time we have someone speak up for us go Bernie

[ThomasShelby-xzfk]

These middle class people that call themselves Bernie fans could have invested that money in the stock market. Instead of trying to fight the system, be a part of it .

[rrosaseconda]

WE ARE WITH YOU, SENATOR! YOU ARE OUR ONLY TRUTHTELLER! The current inequality is WORSE than in the GILDED AGE.

[sanchitrastogi]

The increase in stock price is just the increase in their net worth. They don’t actually have that much money lying around.
How would you tax 60% on gains if they have not sold their shares ?

[erikjohnson]

No one understands it like Bernie.

Ugh man he really is a great guy fighting for the people.

[vrgirl]

When the poor have nothing left to eat, they will eat the the rich.

[lufo]

Bernie's heart is in the right place, but these billionaires owe us a lot more than what he's proposing in this bill. It doesn't go nearly far enough....The longer they try to put it off, the harder the hammer will fall on them when the people have finally had enough. I think that might be coming soon. Nice to hear an honest discussion on CNBC without that idiot, Joseph on here.

[BladeMasterz]

The gains are in stock.... they are NOT selling their stocks. GL taxing them.

[mariyagreen]

Bernie Sanders is rich I want him to give 500 000 to the poor.

[Africanknight]

To make 110 dollars from
$100 is work. But to make $110 million from $100 million is Bronfman