Bernie Sanders: “Never before have so few people held so much wealth and so…”

“We got to know where we are and how we got here. So let me start off by telling you what I think many of you know, and that is never before in American history. Never before have so few people held so much wealth and so much power. That's the reality today in American history. We have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever had in the history of our country. All right?” (04:03–04:07)

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