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Bernie Sanders: “Elon Musk owns more wealth than the bottom 53% of American…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:13

Nickels and dimes compared to where we are right now. We're living in a moment where the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%, where one man, Elon Musk owns more wealth than the bottom 53% of American households. where while 60% of our people are living paycheck to paycheck, the billionaire class has seen its wealth increase by a trillion and a half dollars since Trump was elected. (05:13–05:19)

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Asserts that Elon Musk's wealth exceeds that of the bottom 53% of US households.

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