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

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

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Chairman Cassidy, President Trump and Mr. Kennedy are quite right when they say that our system is broken. They're right. Our economic system today is broken. Three people own more wealth than the bottom half of American society. Wages have been stagnant for American workers for 50 years. The economy is broken. You know what? Our political system is broken and corrupt. (05:20–05:25)

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Asserts that three individuals hold more wealth than the bottom 50% of Americans.

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