'Capitalism is immoral': the most heated Democratic debate took place in Las Vegas

American capitalism, with its inherent accumulation of wealth, became the topic of active discussion in Las Vegas on Wednesday evening, when six Democrats running for president defended their platforms in anticipation of Nevada caucus. "Voice of America".

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Several candidates argued about whether the accumulation of huge wealth is in line with the American spirit, or whether it should simply be subject to fair taxation.

Commenting on a tweet from Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders that “billionaires should not exist,” Minnesota Senator Amy Klobushar stated that she supports capitalism but also advocates for adequate wealth taxes.

However, Sanders defended his position by standing a few meters from the former mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire.

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“We have a grotesque and immoral distribution of wealth and income. Mike Bloomberg's wealth exceeds the total fortune of 125 million of the poorest Americans. It is not right. It's immoral, ”said Sanders.

According to Sanders, the wealthy perverted the tax code.

“What are you complaining about? - countered Bloomberg. - Who drew up the tax code? You and 99 senators. ”

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Bloomberg said he had to work hard to earn his money.

But Sanders did not back down and replied that Bloomberg received his billions from the labor of his workers.

“Mr. Bloomberg, it’s not you who made all this money,” said Sanders, “but your workers.”

After that, Bloomberg came down with harsh criticism of Sanders' economic proposals.

“It seems to me that after listening to this conversation, it will be easier for Donald Trump to achieve re-election,” retorted the billionaire after Sanders presented his socialist policy.

“This is ridiculous. We will not give up capitalism. We have already tried to do this. Other countries have tried. This is called communism, and it just didn't work, ”he added.

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He was killed by Sanders and Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren at the same time "stop-stop-stop", after which Sanders called the remark about communism "a cheap trick."

“In many ways, we now live in a socialist society,” said Sanders. “The problem is that, as Martin Luther King said, we have socialism for the very rich and harsh individualism for the poor.”

In response, Bloomberg called Sanders a hypocrite.

“What a wonderful country we live in,” he said. - The most famous socialist in the country turns out to be a millionaire with three houses. What am I missing? "

The debate in Las Vegas can be called one of the most fierce at the moment.

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“Understand that Democrats are seriously at risk if we simply replace one arrogant billionaire with another,” Senator Elizabeth Warren, who fights for survival in the election campaign, said attacking Bloomberg.

Sanders was reassured by good results in Iowa, a victory in New Hampshire, and a stronger position in the ratings in Nevada, where the next round of candidate selection will take place this week.

However, the Democratic Party’s establishment is beginning to panic from the realization that the self-proclaimed democratic socialist Sanders could be at the head of the party seeking to limit Trump’s presidency to one term.

A joint poll by the Washington Post and ABC News showed that Sanders leads the country, gaining the support of 32 percent of Democratic voters.

Having lost the position of leader of the race, former vice president Joe Biden, who suffered the most from the successes of Bloomberg, ranks second with 16 percent. Behind him are Bloomberg (14%) and Warren (12%).

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