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Bernie Sanders: “People on top have enormous wealth and power, and I can tell…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 11:35

… drugs or not, about whether or not our kids can afford to go to college or not. What we are engaged in right now is a struggle against extraordinary greed. People on top have enormous wealth and power, and I can tell you they want more and more and more. And they could care less about who they step on to get what they want. They believe in many instances, that they are like the old kings of England. (11:35–11:43)

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Asserts that wealthy individuals seek to increase their wealth and power.

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