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Bernie Sanders: “Three people end up owning more wealth [than] the bottom…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Interview Lex Fridman Podcast #450

Published | Video Starts at 42:50

So, you know, I hope we focus on some of the most important issues that impact humanity. But, you know, reward innovators. I don't have a problem with that, but I do have a problem when Three people end up owning more wealth [than] the bottom half of American society. Maybe you can briefly speak to something you tweeted recently about Donald Trump going to McDonald's and the minimum wage, I believe, of seven and a half dollars. (42:50)

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Asserts that three individuals own more wealth than the bottom half of American society.

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