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Bernie Sanders: “Despite huge increases in worker productivity, the average…”

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

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Jon Stewart & Bernie Sanders on Rebuilding Trust & Efficacy in the Government The Weekly Show

Published | Video Starts at 06:27

The issue is A, the reality and B, the, that we don't talk about the reality. Okay, here's reality. You want to hear reality, man, please. Over the last 50 years, 5, 0 years, Despite huge increases in worker productivity, the average blue collar worker today is earning maybe the same, maybe a hair less than 50 years ago. years ago. How's that not good? It's horrible. It's unbelievable, right? And at the same time, there has been a $55,0 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90% to the top 1% got that massive transfer of wealth. (06:27–06:48)

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Asserts that blue collar workers' wages have stagnated over 50 years despite productivity increases.

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