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Bernie Sanders: “The top 1% own more wealth than the bottom 90%.”

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

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Bernie Sanders campaigning for Kamala Harris, Baraboo, Wisconsin

Published | Video Starts at 28:14

But you should not have a society where three people on top own more wealth than the bottom half of american society. That is not acceptable. That's not what America is supposed to be about. Should not have a country where The top 1% own more wealth than the bottom 90%. Since the implementation of Trump's tax breaks for the rich a few years ago, 750 billionaires doubled their wealth and became $3 trillion richer. That's a good question. (28:14–28:20)

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Asserts that wealth distribution is heavily skewed towards the top 1% in the U.S.

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