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Bernie Sanders: “Elon Musk gets one vote. But he also has the ability to put…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Criticizes Billionaire Influence and Campaign Finance Corruption in Washington, D.C.

Published | Video Starts at 00:53

And it allows billionaires to control not only our political system, but our legislative process. That's it. Bottom line. You think you live in a democracy? Well, yeah. You get one vote. Elon Musk gets one vote. But he also has the ability to put $290 million into a campaign to allow Donald Trump to become elected president. That sounds like a democracy to you? Not to me. And increasingly, what we are seeing now as a result of Citizens United and the growth of super PACs are not candidates debating issues. (00:53–01:06)

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