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Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders try to tax billionaires in Vermont?

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CA Post Editorial Board. (2026, November 2). Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders try to tax billionaires in Vermont? New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/01/opinion/why-doesnt-bernie-sanders-try-to-tax-billionaires-in-vermont/

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The article critiques Senator Bernie Sanders' proposal for a tax on billionaires, arguing that such taxes stifle economic growth and innovation. It points out Vermont's failed attempt at implementing socialist policies despite Sanders’ influence there, questioning the feasibility of similar measures in California. The piece emphasizes that wealth attracts talent and investment, which benefits everyone by fostering entrepreneurship and technological advancement.
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Bernie Sanders criticized billionaires opposing a tax on their assets, calling it "disgusting." The New York Post argues that Sanders' socialist views, similar to those of the Soviet Union, would harm economic growth. It points out Vermont's failed attempt at implementing a single-payer healthcare system in 2011 due to high costs, despite Sanders being influential there. The article questions why Sanders does not advocate for such taxes in his home state of Vermont, noting that California's billionaires have contributed significantly to life-saving innovations and technologies. Vermont has only one billionaire, John Abele, who made his fortune in healthcare technology.

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California Medi-Cal Medicare for All The Soviet Union Vermont

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Like a loyal socialist, he believes the state should be able to take what it wants without objection; Sanders accused California’s wealthiest entrepreneurs of caring more about their money than about healthcare for children. But some of California’s billionaires made their fortunes by inventing life-saving drugs or pioneering technologies that make healthcare more accessible.
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Why doesn’t Bernie Sanders try to tax billionaires in Vermont? · assertive framing

Claims (23 extracted, 0 hedged)

Bernie Sanders thinks it’s “disgusting” billionaires are spending money to defeat a tax on everything they own. asserted
they → think → everything
Like a loyal socialist, he believes the state should be able to take what it wants without objection; Sanders accused California’s wealthiest entrepreneurs of caring more about their money than about healthcare for children. But some of California’s billionaires made their fortunes by inventing life-saving drugs or pioneering technologies that make healthcare more accessible. asserted
healthcare → believe → technologies
There is more at stake here than greed; it’s about economic growth. asserted
it → be → growth
Sanders seems to have a lot of ideas about what California should do. asserted
California → seem → what
(It is worth pointing out that Vermont only has one billionaire, John Abele, who also made his fortune in healthcare technology.) asserted
who → point → technology
Vermont tried a version of “Medicare for All” in 2011. asserted
Vermont → try → 2011
It failed because it was too expensive — even in a small state. asserted
it → fail → state
Socialism hasn’t worked in Vermont, where Sanders has been in a position to push for it — so why should it work in California? asserted
it → work → California
The Soviet Union, where Sanders spent his honeymoon, learned the hard way: When you seize wealth, you destroy entrepreneurship, innovation and growth. asserted
you → spend → entrepreneurship
That’s not to say that everything billionaires do is right. asserted
billionaires → ’ → ?
Some have terrible ideas. asserted
Some → have → ideas
But the prospect of wealth is what attracts thousands of the world’s most talented people to California, to try new inventions or start new companies. asserted
what → attract → companies
And those companies create value for everyone — not just tax revenue for the state. asserted
companies → create → state
Healthcare costs are rising — but that’s not a revenue problem. asserted
that → rise → ?
California has added millions of illegal immigrants to Medi-Cal under Gavin Newsom. asserted
California → add → Newsom
That’s just one factor. asserted
That → ’ → ?
Instead of cutting waste, fraud and abuse, California politicians keep raising taxes — not just for healthcare, but for everything. asserted
politicians → cut → everything
The California Taxpayers Association says there are 273 taxes on the ballot across the state this year — at the state, county and municipal levels. asserted
Association → say → levels
That’s just wrong, and it’s driving up the cost of living for ordinary people. asserted
it → ’ → people
Government rarely spends money efficiently. asserted
Government → spend → money
So people pay more, for less. asserted
people → pay → less
Sanders’ real goal is to introduce a nationwide billionaire tax, which would chase entrepreneurs offshore — a disaster for America. asserted
which → introduce → America
That’s why it’s important to stop Proposition 40 right here in California come Tuesday. asserted
it → ’ → California
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