Bernie Sanders: “Never before in American history have so few people held so…”

“And we don't hear too much of it in the media because the corporate media is owned by a small number of billionaires. But Amazingly enough, the American people are catching on. And they know. They know that Never before in American history have so few people held so much wealth and so much power. They understand in New York, Vermont and all over this country that never before has there been such extreme levels of income and wealth inequality. We all studied the Gilded Age, remember that?” (05:30–05:40)

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