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Bernie Sanders: “In America today, we have more income and wealth inequality…”

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

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Bernie Sanders campaigning for Kamala Harris, Baraboo, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 27:20

That's what it means. And that is where we are heading. Unless together we reverse that course. In America today. In America today, we have more income and wealth inequality than has ever existed in the history of this country. The wealthiest people are doing phenomenally well, have never, ever had it so good. The economy is great for the people on top, three people. This is really outrageous. (27:20–27:30)

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Asserts that current income and wealth inequality in the U.S. is at its highest historical level.

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