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Bernie Sanders: “Mr. Musk owns more wealth himself than the bottom 53% of…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 18:33

Today, the top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%. And if you think that is crazy, you got an economy today where one man, Mr. Musk owns more wealth himself than the bottom 53% of American households. What more do we have to say about the economy? How insane is that? One man owns more wealth than the bottom 53%. (18:33–18:48)

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

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