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Bernie Sanders: “We give a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1%.”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 1:03:47

My friend Mr. Mondani, who is going to be mayor of New York soon. Has been. He has been attacked because he thinks that in New York City, childcare should be free. What a radical idea. We give a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the 1%. We spend a trillion dollars on the military, but the idea that we have high quality free childcare or God forbid in America we do what was the case 70 … (1:03:47–1:03:52)

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Asserts that the U.S. gives a trillion dollars in tax breaks to the top 1% of earners.

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