Bernie Sanders rails against billionaire ‘greed’ amid California tax battle
In a fiery speech in Los Angeles, the Vermont senator criticizes ‘grotesque’ levels of economic inequalityBillionaires are “treading on very, very thin ice,” Bernie Sanders warned on Wednesday during a fiery speech in Los Angeles, imploring California voters to fight “grotesque” levels...
<p>In a fiery speech in Los Angeles, the Vermont senator criticizes ‘grotesque’ levels of economic inequality</p><p>Billionaires are “treading on very, very thin ice,” Bernie Sanders warned on Wednesday during a fiery speech in Los Angeles, imploring California voters to fight “grotesque” levels of economic inequality by approving a <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/gavin-newsom-california-billionaire-tax">proposed tax</a> on the state’s richest residents.</p><p>The Vermont senator railed against the “greed”, “arrogance” and “moral turpitude” of the nation’s “ruling class”, calling it “fairly disgusting” that some ultra-wealthy tech leaders have fled California – or are <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/08/billionaire-tax-california">threatening to do so</a>, if the proposed wealth tax becomes law.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/19/bernie-sanders-rails-against-billionaire-greed-amid-california-tax-battle">Continue reading...</a>
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