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Bernie Sanders: President Of America

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It is that time of year again! The time when people run for president, we have good, bad, crazy, all kinds of people that run from each party. 2016 is going into the year when we have a change, and who is going to be that change? Bernie Sanders. Because of Bernie Sander’s take on issues on: free college, income, equality, legal use of Marijuana, along with many others, he is more likely to appeal to the younger generation. He is the most popular candidates as of now, and if he is president, America will change for the better. College is an experience almost everyone goes through, going to parties as well as it being a starting point of careers. It is also very expensive, making a burden on those who graduate with high debts. In 2013, about …show more content…

There are only fourteen states in the United States, whose minimum wage is the same as the federal wage, which is seven dollars and twenty-five cents, and the most hours they could work is about forty hours a week . In most workplaces, they cut out the taxes from the employees’ weekly checks. Bernie Sanders believes that if the minimum wage is fifteen dollars, then there would be no poverty, because the United States has the highest child poverty rate than any other country in the world . There are those few Republicans who believe that minimum wage should not be increased, like Rand Paul, whereas Donald Trump believes that there should be a minimum wage for high schoolers and “slightly higher for adults” . Having the minimum wage set to fifteen dollar is more likely to help with poverty rates and also the college student who are trying to help their parents pay for …show more content…

In American History, blacks were slaves once they were brought here. Though we have moved on people of color have faced racial discrimination. Bernie Sanders believes that, there should be certain things done for this to happen, for example, dealing with hate groups and the crimes they commit rather than against the ones that the crime was committed on. Many young generations have had classmates of different colors starting from elementary school, they have made friends with them, they would more likely believe in equality for all people of color. Bernie Sanders has many issues that the younger generation can relate with and also due to them having an open mind and what they have seen in the past years, they will most likely support Bernie Sanders. College, income, equality and medical drugs are like important to the young generation, with Bernie Sanders’ promises of what he will do, gives them hope that they will live in a better America. Also, Bernie Sanders seems honest and really care for the issues he stands for, rather than only care and say what he is going to do just for the

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