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Bernie Sanders: “This is not an economic issue. We can talk about it from an…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 05:34

But I will tell you, the most serious addiction that we have is that we are looking at an addiction of greed on the part of the ruling class of this country. This is honestly, I believe this. This is not an economic issue. We can talk about it from an economic perspective. This is more of a psychiatric issue. These people who are already enormously wealthy cannot control themselves. Think about a heroin addict needs more and more and more. That's what their body is craving and. (05:34–05:43)

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Asserts that the greed of the ruling class is more of a psychiatric issue than an economic one.

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