User Clip: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT): On the "Death Tax"

Sen. Bernie Sanders points out the creation of the estate tax (often called "death tax") by Republican president Teddy Roosevelt as a tool to combat inflated levels of inequality and the danger of aristocracy in the US; Sanders advocates a return to a more robust, Roosevelt-style use of the estate tax at a time of significant debt growth fueled by wars, tax cuts, and unfunded programs - and highlights the growing problems around education, health care, inequality, and veterans' care. close