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Bernie Sanders: “We are living in an economy where the people on top have…”

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

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LIVE | Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and Sen. Bernie Sanders meet with striking NYC Starbucks workers

Published | Video Starts at 25:57

And what the mayor elect just pointed out is that what is happening here on this picket line is happening all over this country. We are living in an economy where the people on top have never, ever had it so good. You got one man owning more wealth than the bottom 52% of American households. And while the CEOs make unbelievable salaries, 60% of our people in Vermont, in New York … (25:57–26:06)

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Asserts that the current economic conditions are highly favorable for the wealthiest individuals.

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