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1/ Joe Biden will improve theEconomy per @BernieSanders >Now ,it'sNoGreat secret that Joe Biden&I disagree on a number of issues,But there is no question that the economic proposalsThat Joe Biden isSupportingRstrong&will go a long long wayInImproving life for workingFamilies

2/ Let me tell you about just some of those proposals >> per @BernieSanders >> Minimum Wage – When Joe Biden is president he will increase the federal minimum wage from a starvation wage of $7.25 an hour to a living wage of $15 an hour >>

3/ What Joe understands is that if you work 40 hours a week you should not be living in poverty >> per @BernieSanders >> A job in America should lift you out of poverty >> not keep you in it >>

4/ And let’s be clear: When we increase that minimum wage to $15 an hour we will be raising the wages of more than 40 million workers >> per @BernieSanders >>

5/ And Joe Biden also understands that we have to guarantee that every woman in America gets equal pay for equal work >> per @BernieSanders >>

6/ Women in America don’t deserve to be making just 80 cents on the dollar compared to men >> They deserve the whole damn dollar >> per @BernieSanders >>

7/ Joe Biden also knows that if we are going to expand the middle class in this country >> per @BernieSanders >>

8/ we must make it easier for workers to join unions >> per @BernieSanders >> engage in collective bargaining and end the heavy-handed corporate tactics that make it hard for workers to unionize in America >>

9/ And Joe Biden also understands that we have got to stop providing corporate welfare to companies that are throwing American workers out on the street and moving abroad >> per @BernieSanders >>

10/ It is absolutely unacceptable that more than 300,000 American jobs have been shipped overseas over the past 4 years >> per @BernieSanders >> while some of the biggest corporate outsourcers in America have received over $400 billion in government contracts >>

11/ When Joe Biden is president he will sign an executive order to prevent companies that ship American jobs abroad from receiving corporate welfare >> Infrastructure – Here's something else that Joe Biden understands >> per @BernieSanders >>

12/ And that is that >> in the midst of the worst economic crisis in our lifetimes >> per @BernieSanders >>

13/ we need to create millions of good paying jobs through a massive investment in rebuilding our crumbling infrastructure — our roads >> bridges >> sidewalks >> schools >> water systems and affordable housing >> per @BernieSanders >>

14/ Paid Family and Medical Leave – I'll tell you what else Joe understands >> per @BernieSanders >> Like most of us >> he is embarrassed that the United States is the only major nation on earth not to guarantee paid medical and family leave >>

15/ When a woman in this country gives birth >> per @BernieSanders >> she should not be forced to go back to work after one or two weeks >> When a kid gets sick >> mom or dad should be able to stay home and not lose a day's pay >>

16/ That’s why Joe has proposed at least 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for working families >> per @BernieSanders >> Childcare – When we talk about babies and young children >> we all know that our current childcare system is totally inadequate >>

17/ Our children and their parents deserve high quality >> reliable and affordable childcare >> per @BernieSanders >> That’s why Joe has proposed universal pre-K education for every 3 and 4 year old in the country >>

18/ Colleges – When we talk about making sure that we have the best educated workforce in the world >> per @BernieSanders >>

19/ Joe understands that we have got to make public colleges >> per @BernieSanders >> universities and trade schools tuition free for working families and substantially reduce student debt in America >>

20/ Tax Reform – At a time of massive income and wealth inequality >> per @BernieSanders >> Joe Biden understands that we must demand that the wealthiest people and most profitable corporations in America pay their fair share of taxes >>

21/ No more tax breaks for billionaires while veterans sleep out on the street and children go hungry >> per @BernieSanders >> No more tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas or shift their profits to the Cayman Islands >>

22/ Prescription Drugs – As some of you may recall >> per @BernieSanders >> last year I traveled to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy insulin >> a life and death drug for more than 30 million Americans >>

23/ And here's what we found >> You can buy insulin in Canada >> per @BernieSanders >> a few miles from our border >> for one-tenth the price that it is sold here >>

24/ No >> You didn't mishear me >> The same product >> made by the same company >> per @BernieSanders >> is sold for one-tenth the price that it's sold here >>

25/ But it's not just Canada and it’s not just insulin >> per @BernieSanders >> While the drug companies >> through their collusion >> price fixing and greed >> make obscene profits >> we pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs >>

26/ Joe Biden understands that we must take on the pharmaceutical industry and significantly lower drug prices in this country >> per @BernieSanders >>

27/ Health Care – As many of you know the United States is the only major country not to guarantee health care for all people >> Meanwhile >> per @BernieSanders >> despite paying almost twice as much per capita for health care as the people of other countries >>

28/ over 90 million Americans are uninsured or underinsured and over half a million Americans go bankrupt because they cannot afford to pay their medical bills >> per @BernieSanders >>

29/ While Joe and I disagree on the best path to get to universal coverage >> per @BernieSanders >> his proposal will greatly expand access to health care and make it more affordable for tens of millions across this country >>

30/ He[Joe Biden] will lower the eligibility age of Medicare from 65 to 60 >> He will expand Medicare to cover dental care >> eyeglasses and hearing aids >> per @BernieSanders >>

31/ And he[Joe Biden] will substantially increase funding for community health centers to make sure that millions of Americans get the primary health care and mental health care that they desperately need >> per @BernieSanders >>

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