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Bernie Sanders: “Three people in America own more wealth than the bottom half…”

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

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Bernie Sander's Podcast Interview with Shawn Fain- President of the United Auto Workers

Published | Video Starts at 37:01

It is not good enough for them that the top 1% now owns more wealth than the bottom 95% of the entire world. It's not good enough for them that Three people in America own more wealth than the bottom half of American society. Believe it or not, they want even more. More greed. And what Sean is talking about is a very different paradigm. And how do you create an economy that works for all of us? (37:01–37:05)

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Asserts that three individuals in the U.S. hold more wealth than the bottom 50% of the population.

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