Bernie Sanders: “Never before have so few had so much political power.”

“In the year 2025 in America, we are now living in an oligarchic form of society. Never before in our history have so few had so much wealth while so many Americans are struggling. Never before have so few had so much political power. While millions of Americans no longer vote, millions of others have given up on democracy because they look at government and they say, government is owned by billionaires.” (06:30–06:37)

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