Opinion of Bernie's Income Tax Plan?

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Watching a bit of a 1992 general election debate between Clinton, Bush and Perot reminded me why Democrats have won 4 of the 6 elections since 1992 and why they lost 5 of the 6 before '92. Clinton spoke about a pro-middle class economic plan that lay the burden on the wealthy, promising no pain and all gain for the middle class. That is the same theme I've seen time and time again from the Democratic establishment; it reminds me a lot of Obama's campaign message in 2012, that the rich need to pay their fair share (Clinton 1992's exact words). Romney at the time criticized "trickle-down gov't" and bemoaned that the government doesn't create jobs, the private sector does. Those are the exact words of Bush in 1992. Bernie Sanders would change the Democratic message to be pain and gain for the middle class. That message lost Democrats many elections, and the party can't afford to lose this one against Cruz or Trump.