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At this point in history, our country is broken, our government is corrupt, our election is rigged and people in our country are angry. All for good reason.

The big bank bailout in 2008-09 never repaid “Main Street.” No one went to jail for illegal credit default swaps or for writing and signing off on fraudulent home loans. Instead, hardworking people duped by legalese loan documents lost their homes in foreclosures. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer.

Has anyone noticed that our basic necessities like milk, toilet paper and a loaf of bread have skyrocketed at chain grocery stores we used to frequent? More and more, our dollar has less purchasing power. Sewer pipes need repairing, water pipes are bursting, bridges are crumbling, and maybe, just maybe, if it isn’t repaired and fixed soon, the United States will fall into one ginormous sinkhole.

Who would want to be president and take on the problems we need to fix in a country where politicians are for sale and beholden to special interests of lobbyists, super PACs, corporatists, Wall Street and people they take handouts from?

Bernie Sanders takes money from people who support him, averaging $27 each. The senator from Vermont is not for sale. He is a lifelong public servant, honest, ethical, beholden to the people (not the billionaires), consistent on the issues and a leader with sound judgment.

Bernie is the president we need now to turn this country around. Let’s bring back the middle class, create jobs here at home, not police the world, and work on fixing problems at home. If you’re on board with that, then please vote for Bernie Sanders on June 7.

Elle Stockton, Ventura