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Bernie Sanders: “The top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%.”

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

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Bernie Sanders Joins Graham Platner to Take On America's Rigged System

Published | Video Starts at 13:33

Very few people in Congress are talking about it. You go out to the American people, say, do you think it vaguely makes sense to have an economy with The top 1% owns more wealth than the bottom 93%. I mean, there's a lot of money. Freedom is priceless. And your point is exactly right. (13:33–13:38)

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Asserts that the top 1% of wealth holders own more than the bottom 93% combined.

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