By Daniel Funke, PolitiFact Staff Writer Feb 25, 2020 Several conservative pages on Facebook are trying to discredit the plans with bad math. The math, the post claims, works out like this: A person making Sanders’ $15 an hour minimum wage would earn $31,200 a year. But because of Sanders’ 52% tax to pay for Read More
Bernie Sanders is at the forefront of the fight to make the minimum wage a living wage. Over the past 40 years, the cost of living has increased significantly while workers’ wages have stayed relatively flat, despite increased productivity. Meanwhile, the pay of CEOs is up nearly 1000 percent since 1978 — a figure that Read More
Dec 2, 2019 By Taggart Houck COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sunday afternoon, Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke to a group of students at the University of South Carolina. His message to them was turnout at the polls. Before that, he sat down with WYFF News 4, reflecting on his campaign and message for South Carolinians. “We feel Read More
