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Bernie Sanders: “The richest people on earth who are becoming much richer…”

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

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FULL SPEECH: Bernie Sanders Holds 'Billionaire Tax Now' Event In Los Angeles, California

Published | Video Starts at 20:23

I'm not going to give you decent wages or decent benefits. And that's what their campaign is about. It's not a debate on the issues. Do you think they're going to argue whether The richest people on earth who are becoming much richer should pay a little bit more in taxes so that children can have health care. You think that's going to be the debate? It will not be. The debate will be if you do the right thing and the moral thing, we're going to punish you. (20:23–20:31)

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Asserts that wealthier individuals should pay more taxes to fund children's health care.

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