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Bernie Sanders: “We can pass a wealth tax on billionaires and use the…”

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

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Americans are Right About Trump | Sen. Bernie Sanders

Published | Video Starts at 02:34

Now is the time to demand fundamental changes in the way Congress does business. Now is the time to think big, not small. Yes, We can pass a wealth tax on billionaires and use the trillions in revenue we raise to address the needs of working families. building affordable housing, child care facilities, and new health care clinics and hospitals. Yes, we can put strong guardrails on artificial intelligence and make sure that that revolutionary technology works for all of us and not just the oligarchs who own it. (02:34–02:43)

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Asserts that a wealth tax on billionaires could raise trillions in revenue to help working families.

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