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Bernie Sanders: “Billionaires in many cases are paying an effective tax rate…”

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

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Bernie vs. the billionaires | Today, Explained

Published | Video Starts at 09:29

Well, you're getting to. I mean, if these guys. Well, then you come up. Right now what you're looking at is Billionaires in many cases are paying an effective tax rate that is lower than a truck driver or a nurse. You got a corrupt political system which these guys buy and sell, politicians who give them tax breaks. All that you are saying, stop and think what you're saying. (09:29–09:38)

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Asserts that billionaires often pay lower tax rates than average workers.

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