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Bernie Sanders: “These guys make a fortune, and then 10 years later they move…”

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

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But the idea that taxpayers are putting huge sums of money, hundreds of millions of dollars, the school systems are falling apart, they're putting billions of dollars or huge sums of money to build these huge stadiums, These guys make a fortune, and then 10 years later they move out. And there's this excuse that they all use. They're like, yeah, but we're providing jobs. It's like, yeah. So you could have a business that functions. (04:57–05:02)

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Asserts that sports team owners profit from taxpayer-funded stadiums and may relocate after a decade.

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