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(7,914 posts) Mon Mar 2, 2026, 09:56 AM Monday

Bernie to introduce new Billionaire tax with benefits going to needs of THE PEOPLE! [View all]

$ would be directed to:

- $3K stimulus checks per person earning under $150K/yr
- Expand Medicare to cover dental/vision/hearing for all seniors
- Ensure every public school teacher gets paid at least $60K/yr
- $850B for affordable home construction (“abolish homelessness”)
- Universal childcare
- Reverse Trump Medicaid cuts