Vermont Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders exploded like a shaken can of soda pop during an interview with a Fox Business correspondent on Thursday during an exchange inside the Capitol building where he shouted, “I can yell as loud as you!” Man, somebody must have missed their afternoon nap. Goodness gracious. I think it’s time for all the elderly folks to be escorted into a retirement home at this point.
Check out more details from The Western Journal’s latest report:
On Thursday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, which Sanders chairs, held a hearing on his proposal to have the standard workweek lowered to 32 hours, with no loss in pay, according to Fox Business. Sanders said that European nations have lowered their workweek, and it is time for America to do the same.
The Vermont independent was churning through a Senate hallway when he was stopped by a reporter Fox Business identified as Hillary Vaughn. After learning which network she worked for, Sanders paused.
“It seems like Democrats want businesses to be taxed more, pay their workers …” Vaughn began.
“Really? Is that what you think?” Sanders interjected aggressively, poking his hand in Vaughn’s face.
Sen. Bernie Sanders proposes 32-hour work week for the same pay | "Many of our people are exhausted." pic.twitter.com/46RCTCUblK
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Vaughn tried a second time, saying, “They pay their workers…”
“Excuse me! Excuse Me!” Sanders stated as he got louder and louder.
Vaughn responded by saying, “I didn’t get to ask a question.”
It was too late at this point, as Sanders was going off the rails on a crazy train.
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“OK thank you. You wanna. Hold it, OK. We held a hearing on a 32-hour work week because what we have seen is that over the last 50 years, despite a huge increase in worker productivity, almost all of the wealth has gone to the top 1 percent while 60 percent of the people living paycheck to paycheck. Many of our people are exhausted. We work the longest hours of any people in the industrialized world. I think it is time for a shortened work week,” Sanders ranted.
“Let me ask you a question about that. Seems like Democrats want businesses to be taxed more, pay their workers more, lower prices, and now pay people not to work,” Vaughn went on to say during the exchange.
“Really? That’s not my assumption. I don’t think so. You know what Democrats — you know what I would like to see?” Sanders asked Vaughn.
He then started waving his hand in Vaughn’s face as he said, “I can yell as loud as you.”
Why not a 24 hour workweek!? Equity demands it.
Maybe it should be 12, now that I think about it. And it should come with a 3-month all-paid vacation as well.
Make it a 6 month vacation, actually. https://t.co/Xl96FB5T4N
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“How are businesses going to survive that? That’s the question. How can businesses survive that? How can businesses survive all of those proposals?” she asked the senator.
“When Mr. Bezos pays an effective tax rate lower than the average worker, I think we have a real problem in our tax system. I think that billionaires have got to start paying their fair share of taxes. Thank you,” Sanders fired back.
“Today, American workers are over 400 percent more productive than they were in the 1940s. And yet, millions of Americans are working longer hours for lower wages than they were decades ago. That has got to change,” Sanders stated in a message posted on his website.
“The financial gains from the major advancements in artificial intelligence, automation, and new technology must benefit the working class, not just corporate CEOs and wealthy stockholders on Wall Street. It is time to reduce the stress level in our country and allow Americans to enjoy a better quality of life. It is time for a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay,” Sanders added.
I’m not surprised that Sanders is rude. It seems to be a common problem among aging politicians. This, along with people like Biden, make a pretty good case for a potential mandatory retirement age for public servants.
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