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Bernie Sanders: “People on top have never, ever had it so good.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 09:35

… win because the people in Maine, the people in Vermont, people all over this country understand that right now the economy is totally rigged. So what's going on right now? People on top have never, ever had it so good. While working families struggle, while elderly people can't afford their prescription drugs, while young people, everything being equal, will have a lower standard of living than their parents. (09:35–09:39)

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