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Bernie Sanders: “A massive transfer of wealth, bottom 90% to the top 1%.”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Bernie speaks with @hasanabi (LIVE AT 5PM ET)

Published | Video Starts at 08:45

… all the cell phones, an average worker in real inflation accounts for those not making a nickel more than he or she did 50 years ago. And during that period, A massive transfer of wealth, bottom 90% to the top 1%. And you're looking around you and your kid, you're worried that your children may be in even worse financial shape than you are. They may never own a home of their own. (08:45–08:51)

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Asserts there has been a massive transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the top 1%.

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