However, thanks to the internet, every speech, campaign, article, and filibuster (yes, filibuster) is only a few clicks away. Of course, I don’t remember his early years in politics because I was not there. Sanders has been in politics more than twice as long as I have been alive. Guess when it was written.īernie Sanders is by no means new to the politics scene, and judging by the quote above, neither are his policies. “Sanders’ ideal revolution would cut military spending at least by 50 percent over the next five years, raise the taxes of the rich, institute a national health-care system, develop a third political party that represents the poor and middle-class, overhaul campaign financing and improve protection of the environment.” This quote was taken from a Chicago Tribune article by George E.