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Bernie Sanders Says Government Should Tax Income Exceeding $1 Billion At 100 Percent Rate

Bernie Sanders Says Government Should Tax Income Exceeding $1 Billion At 100 Percent Rate

Tom Joyce

The government should take through taxation all individual income exceeding $1 billion a year, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said.
 
"You may disagree with me but, fine, I think people can make it on $999 million," Sanders told Chris Wallace on Friday, April 28 on HBO Max, according to The Guardian. "I think that they can survive just fine."
 
Sanders (I-Vermont), a self-identified democratic socialist, unsuccessfully ran for president in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries. He recently announced he won't run for president in 2024 and has instead endorsed President Joe Biden.

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Black Bear Climbs Tree Outside Courthouse In Northampton
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Black Bear Climbs Tree Outside Courthouse In Northampton

Tom Joyce

A big black bear climbed up a tree outside the Hampshire County Courthouse in the city of Northampton, leading authorities to shoot it with a tranquilizer dart and later release it into the wild, police said.
 
The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, April 30, according to Northampton police.
 
Bears have been sighted in recent years not only in western and central Massachusetts, but even in eastern Massachusetts.
 
In Mansfield, 75 miles southeast of Northampton, residents told local police they spotted two black bear cubs on Sunday, April 30, according to The Sun Chronicle, of Attleboro.
 
Northampton Police say if a black bear shows up in your back yard, try to scare it off by making loud noises "by banging pots and pans, shouting, or using an air horn." Then remove food in bird feeders, grills, pet dishes, trash, or compost.

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