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Bernie Sanders: “Oligarchy means that you live in a nation in which a handful…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Answers Oligarchy Questions | Tech Support | WIRED

Published | Video Starts at 00:23

Really, I'm Senator Bernie Sanders. This is tech support. Oligarchy. The first question what does Bernie mean by oligarchy? Now that's a pretty easy question. I wrote a book on that one. Oligarchy means that you live in a nation in which a handful of extraordinarily wealthy people have enormous wealth and power. And with that wealth and power, they not only control the economy, they not only significantly control the media, but they also control our political system to a large degree … (00:23–00:37)

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Asserts that oligarchy is defined by a few wealthy individuals having significant wealth and power.

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