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Bernie Sanders: “CEOs make 350 times more money than workers.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 04:28

You got three people in America who own more wealth than the bottom half of American society. Yeah. You got 1% that owns more wealth. In the bottom 90%, you have CEOs make 350 times more money than workers. We have more income and wealth inequality in America today than we've ever had in the history of this country. How often have we discussed it? Well, you got. (04:28–04:36)

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