start asking the people who have gained the most from our country to pay their fair share. that including real tax reform in this country. reforms that close loopholes to people at the top and an ultramillionaire s tax to make sure that rich people start doing their part for the country that made them rich. okay, that s one. clean up washington. that s two, change the rules in our economy. and now three. change the rules to strengthen our democracy.
overwhelming majorities of americans want action. huge crowds march on washington demanding change. letters, phone calls, protests. but nothing happens. nothing. why. because if you don t have money and you don t have connections, washington doesn t want to hear from you. when government works only for the wealthy and the well connected, that is corruption plain and simple. and we need to call it out.
know, three different directions she would be taking as a candidate but particularly of corruption, you know, trying to hold the powerful accountable. it s usually her biggest applause line when she says let s just have a lifetime ban on lawmakers lobbying, clean up washington, all that stuff is resonating i think. in some ways more than the wall street part of her platform. if sanders decides to get into this race as well, they re kind of in the same progressive lane. the billionaires and the millionaires and all that. i think warren has a little bit o outflam outflanked bernie on corruption because he doesn t have the same comprehensive plan she unveiled last year. that s something she s certainly talking about a lot opwhen she
when it comes to climate change, our very existence is at stake. but washington refuses to lift a finger without permission from the fossil fuel companies. that s dangerous and it s wrong. it isn t just climate change. look at any other major issue in america. gun violence. student loan debt. the crushing cost of health care. mistreatment of our veterans. a broken criminal justice system. an immigration system that lacks common sense. and under this administration, lacks a conscience.
change the rules so our government, our democracy work for everyone. i want to be crystal clear about exactly what i mean when i say that. first, we need to change the rules to clean up washington, end the corrosion. end the corruption. now, we all know the trump administration is the most corrupt in living memory. even after trump is gone, it won t do just to do a better job of running a broken system. we need to take power in washington away from the wealthy and well connected and put it back in the hands of the people where it belongs.