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Bernie Sanders: “Billionaires, you have these large, profitable corporations…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Joins Graham Platner to Take On America's Rigged System

Published | Video Starts at 13:42

I mean, there's a lot of money. Freedom is priceless. And your point is exactly right. You have Billionaires, you have these large, profitable corporations who write the tax laws with their lobbyists. who have wonderful accountants enabling them to avoid taxes, who can stash their money in tax havens around the world. (13:42–13:48)

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Asserts that billionaires and large corporations influence tax laws through lobbyists.

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