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Bernie Sanders: “He [Elon Musk] says, I could do more in a week than the…”

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

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"Bernie Sanders Says Democrats Have Lost Their Way" NYT Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 03:12

Cut it, cut it, cut it is his message. Right, right. And look, Elon Musk is a very, very aggressive and capable business person. Very impressive of what he's accomplished. And He [Elon Musk] says, I could do more in a week than the government can do in five years. In some ways he is right. The problem is at the end of his efforts, he ends up making zillions of dollars and working class people are not any better off. All right? (03:12–27:30)

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Acknowledges that Elon Musk's claim about efficiency compared to the government has some validity.

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