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Bernie Sanders: “The top 1% in America, top 1% owns more wealth than the…”

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

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The right today. And I want you to hear this because you don't hear it on TV and you don't hear it much in the halls of Congress. The top 1% in America, top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom percent. 93%. Got that? And you want to hear something even more insane? I mean, this is really crazy. And what's crazy is nobody. Very few of us talk about it. (04:57–05:05)

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Asserts the top 1% of Americans own more wealth than the bottom 93%.

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