“There is no justice, and I want you to hear this clearly, when the top 1/10th of 1 percent — not 1 percent — the top 1/10th of 1 percent today in America own almost as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. And in your hearts, you will have to determine the morality of that, and the justice of that.”

Based on the above words, spoken during his speech at Liberty University, Democratic Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders proves he is one of the only politicians truly prepared to take on the 1 percent and challenge the problem that is income inequality. His consistency can be found in the below video clip.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHC9UKvrP2M

But is what he preaching true?

The article by writer, Joseph E. Stiglitz, Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%, calculates that since the past twenty-five years, the top 1 percent own 40 per cent of the world’s wealth, those twenty-five years being the time since the expansion of globalized in the 1990’s. Stiglitz explains how harmful the rise of income inequality is becoming, arguing that it ‘shrinks’ opportunity and puts working class people out of work. This unfortunately is the effect of having a modern globalized economy. It has allowed for the riches of the world to not be confined in a local area and instead allowed for the wealthiest people to stay on top while the poor cannot not even hope to advance their annual income. With nothing to combat the the stark gap in income inequality, it will only increase.

Hopefully by now you are asking yourself, “Well that doesn't sound too good, how do we stop it?” This problem will require a drastic solution because unfortunately, much as the 1 percent influence the world’s wealth, they are able to influence politics well, as seen in the United States of America. Stiglitz points out that “virtually all U.S. Senators , and most of the representatives in the House, are members of the top percent when they arrive, and kept in office by money from the top 1 percent, and know they will be rewarded by the top 1 per cent if they continue to serve the top 1 per cent”.

But not Sanders.

Sanders has been efficiently running the campaign slogan, “Can’t buy Bernie”, as his slogan to present his cause. He has also refused to accept super PAC’s and is funding his campaign through regular contributions from normal American citizens. No other politician in the 2016 presidential race has the honor of that and no other politician has called for as much attention as to how the top wealthiest people have a startling contrast of wealth compared to the average American citizen. Sanders accepts nothing from super PAC’s and therefore has nothing to lose by challenging larger, corporate entities. Sander’s independence from super PAC’s is consistent with him challenging the wealthy.

Sanders, believes that by taxing the wealthiest Americans, it could be the answer to boosting the economy and be the first step to taking on income inequality. The best person to take on this problem, should be an individual who is consistent with what he is preaching. Because of this, there is no better candidate to take on income inequality then Bernie Sanders.