31. Unlike Hillary and most Republicans, Bernie wants to reform the Federal Reserve Bank. Bernie thinks the Fed should be less corporate, more democratic, more representative, and more fair for American people, not just American banks and banksters.
32. As much as Hillary and most Republicans like to appear tough on crime, they opposed the prosecution of torturers, while Bernie opposed amnesty for torturers and supports prosecuting people accused of the heinous crime of torture.
33. Unlike Hillary and the Republicans, Bernie has promised to not allow fossil fuel and Wall Street lobbyists or executives into his administration.
34. Hillary and most Republicans voted for George W. Bush's No Child Left Behind (NCLB) debacle, which more and more Democrats and Republicans are abandoning, and so many schools despise, while Bernie voted against it and continued to vigorously oppose it. Instead of NCLB's authoritarian one-size-fits-all emphasis on repeated high-stakes testing and punishment, Bernie supports a more holistic education, allowing teachers more flexibility and providing students more support, with a greater emphasis on problem solving, critical thinking, and teamwork.
35. Unlike Hillary and the Republicans, Bernie is opposed to the unfair funding scheme for schools, whereby rich neighborhoods are likely to have rich schools and poor neighborhoods are likely to have poor schools, thereby reproducing wealth and poverty as well as racism. Bernie supports more progressive and equitable funding for all schools, so all students could have equal opportunity for learning and success.
36. Unlike Hillary and the Republicans, Bernie is the only candidate who's a member of the Autism Caucus. Bernie co-sponsored the Assistive Technology Act, co-sponsored the Expand Tricare Coverage of Autism Amendment, and secured billions of dollars to increase coverage for those on the autistic spectrum.
37. Hillary and the Republicans voted for the bankruptcy bill that was favored by the credit card and banking companies. While it penalized ordinary Americans, it exempted some big money interests, which helped pave the way for the financial disaster that led to the Great Recession for which no one on Wall Street was indicted, let alone jailed. Obama said that this bill "put the interests of those banks and financial institutions ahead of the interests of the American people." Bernie, of course, sided with regular people and voted against this bill.
38. Unlike Hillary and the Republicans, Bernie wants to convert the for-profit corporate credit rating agencies that gave the green light to Wall Street shenanigans that tanked our economy into non-profit agencies that serve the public without conflicts of interest.
39. Hillary and most Republicans collect campaign contributions from military contractors, most of which have committed fraud against us, and seem way too eager to support arms deals to dictators, reckless bombings, risky no fly zones, deadly invasions, and disastrous budget-busting wars. Bernie supports a defense budget and policy that protects our national security interests, not the financial interests of military contractors.
40. Hillary and most Republicans bend over backwards to keep Saudi Arabia as a close ally, despite the fact that Saudi Arabia is a theocratic fascist family dictatorship, with the third largest military budget in the world, where religious rights, women's rights, and other civil and human rights are brutally suppressed (e.g., religions other than Islam cannot be practiced, women must be escorted by male relatives, atheists and peaceful protesters face the death penalty by beheading, ad nauseum). Hillary's foundation collected between $10-25 million from Saudi Arabia (and millions from Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, and the United Arab Emirates) and Hillary approved major arms sales to Saudi Arabia, even as Saudi Arabia is more focused on bombing a religious minority in Yemen than fighting ISIS. Bernie is not afraid to criticize Saudi Arabia (and other Muslim countries), demanding that they do more.
41. Unlike Hillary and the Republican candidates, Bernie is not a millionaire or billionaire, does not live a lavish lifestyle, does not have billionaire backers, does not enrich himself on the public coffer, does not collect outrageous speaking fees, flies coach and is willing to take the middle seat, and is a down-to-Earth, humble human being.
42. Hillary and most Republicans want to freeze or even reduce the estate tax on the inheritances of the top 1% (currently on estates worth at least $5.43 million after various deductions and credits). Bernie wants to sharply increase it so that when billionaires die, their wealthy estates are taxed at a steeply progressive rate to support social programs. By raising minimum wages on the bottom and estate taxes on the top, as well as taking other important economic measures, Bernie is the only candidate who is serious about significantly reducing economic inequality and rebuilding America and the American middle class.
43. Unlike Hillary and the Republicans who are supported by millionaires and billionaires, Bernie received 1 million donations faster than any presidential candidate in U.S. history, and now has over 3 million individual donations, a record-breaking historical milestone in American politics and a testament to his widespread support from regular people all around the country, and Bernie has many more women donors than Hillary or any other candidate. Bernie also has the highest home-state approval rating of any senator (a whopping 83%!) and the highest net favorability rating of any presidential candidate. While serving us in the House of Representatives, Bernie passed more amendments than any of his colleagues and Bernie has been similarly productive in the Senate; Bernie has been called the "amendment king" in Congress. Bernie is the most popular, most productive, hardest working, most honest and trustworthy, most likable, and most electable candidate. As polls consistently show, Bernie is much better able to attract Democrats, Independents, Republicans, and Greens and is in the best position to beat the Republican nominee.
44. Hillary and the Republicans run attack ads, malign their opponents, sling mud, say and do anything to score cheap political points against their rivals, no matter how slimy or low the blow. In his 20 elections, Bernie has never run a negative ad and actively refrains from saying anything personally negative about his electoral opponents, even defending Hillary during their first Democratic debate.
45. Hillary and the Republicans don't get the highest marks from the ACLU, NARAL, NAACP, SEIU, HRC, ARA, VFW, AFL-CIO, CWA, MoveOn, Friends of the Earth, Humane Society, Citizens Action, National Nurses, Democracy for America, Defenders of Wildlife, Working Families Party, Americans for Democratic Action, Progressive Democrats of America, 350.org, and other highly respected organizations. Bernie does!
46. Unlike Hillary and the Republicans, who seem saddled with various scandals and embarrassing baggage (sadly, way too many to name!), Bernie has been completely scandal free for all his time, whether in or out of office. Bernie is a public servant par excellence without any conflicts of interest!
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