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Bernie Sanders: “They are prepared to destroy Social Security, Medicaid…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 56:51

… 20 billion dollars, you would not feel obliged to step on the backs of poor people to become even r. But that is exactly what they are doing right now. They are prepared to destroy Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, the Veterans Administration in order to make themselves even richer. And these guys have no sense of what goes on in the real world. They live in another planet. They own mansions all over the world. (56:51–57:02)

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Asserts that oligarchs are willing to dismantle key social programs for personal gain.

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