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Bernie Sanders: “The top 1% [of Americans] own more wealth than the bottom…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:10

While 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, and millions of families worry that their kids are actually going to have a lower standard of living than they do, you got The top 1% [of Americans] own more wealth than the bottom 90%. We're the only major country on earth not to guarantee health care to all of our people. 25% of our seniors are trying to live on $15,000 a year or less. (01:10–01:21)

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Asserts that the top 1% of Americans own more wealth than the bottom 90%.

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