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Bernie Sanders: “Republicans putting in $235 billion over a 10 year period to…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Discusses Politics, Wealth Inequality, and Healthcare on Flagrant Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 1:06:18

Subsidized. What does that mean? We're subsidizing this bill right now. The so called reconciliation bill, the big Trump's big beautiful bill. We got 200 in the House, the Republicans putting in $235 billion over a 10 year period to go to the top 2/10 of 1%. So if your billionaire father is going to leave you money, the exemption is now up to a married couple of $30 million that you don't have to pay any taxes on. (1:06:18–1:06:29)

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Asserts that $235 billion is allocated to the top 0.2% over 10 years.

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