I think that Sanders is too far on the left. I believe in a public healthcare and education system for anybody to have access to without going into bankruptcy if they are sick or if they want an education (my in-laws are americans and they have both situations). I think that having the most educated and healthy population is more important than to have one trillion dollar defense budget.
Saying that, I'm not a socialist, I think that my country is way too far on the left. If you think that Obama was a socialist, you should come to France. I think that small businesses should be helped as much as possible, I think that self-employed people and small business owners are the heart of a nation. I have no problem helping those people and them making a lot of money as a result of their hard work.
But I believe that giant corporations should not be given any handouts and shouldn't be allowed to do some fiscal optimization. If Apple doesn't want to pay taxes in the US and wants to pay them in the Caiman island for example, then they should move their headquarter there and do their business there without having access to the US market. It is not normal that these corporations use the infrastructure and protection that our countries have to offer without financing them.
I believe that capitalism will collapse if the wealth is not distributed better. Capitalism only works if people buy good and services. Even though you might think that you pay a lot of taxes and your government spends a lot of money, the US is one of the countries with the lowest public spending (~35% of GDP) and one of the lowest tax system in the world so hard to blame your difficulties on those.
Even though I criticize the Republicans , I really love your country. I lived there for a long time as a scientist (yes I do really have a PhD), my wife and in-laws are Americans. I just don't believe that the direction is going right now is the right one.