Laat ons zeggen 70% communist dan.
Alleszins gedurende de eerste 40 jaar van zijn leven.
Daarna was er gewoon geen partij meer die 'gemeenschappelijke eigendom van de productiefactoren' nastreefde.
Op basis van zijn presidentsverkiezing deelnames inderdaad sociaal democraat, geen communist.
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During his association with the party as a leading member, he advocated for nationalization of major industries, including those in the manufacturing, energy, and banking sectors.
In 1974, he advocated for a marginal tax rate of 100% on income over one million dollars, saying that "Nobody should earn more than a million dollars".
While campaigning for the US Senate in 1971, he advocated for state control of Vermont public utilities in a manner that would direct surplus revenues towards social programs, and the reduction of property taxes.
In 1976, he called for the state seizure, without compensation, of Vermont's private electric companies, in order to reduce the costs of their services to the consumer down to the level of governmentally run utilities.
As chairman of the party in 1973, he wrote an editorial in opposition of
Richard Nixon's
energy policy and against oil industry profits, at a time of price increases and shortages during the
OPEC oil embargo.
He called for nationalization of the entire energy sector.
In 1976, Sanders advocated for public ownership of utilities, banks, and major industries.
He advocated for the conversion of manufacturing industries into worker-controlled enterprises.")