“Yes, I do believe that now after the American people bailed Wall Street out, yes, they should pay a Wall Street speculation tax so that we can make public colleges and universities tuition-free.”

2010s, 2016, Democratic Presidential Debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (11 February 2016)

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