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Bernie Sanders: “We can demand that billionaires stop paying their fair share…”

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

Bernie Sanders campaigning for Kamala Harris, Baraboo, Wisconsin

Published October 14, 2024 | Video Starts at 1:03:37

Yes, we can afford to have the best public education system in the world. Yes, we can lead the world in fighting climate change. Yes, We can demand that billionaires stop paying their fair share of taxes. When we stand together, that is what we can do. We can create the kind of nation that you and I know that we can become. Let's go out. (1:03:37–1:03:43)

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Asserts that it is possible to demand billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.

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