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Bernie Sanders: “We have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 01:26

… already unstable area, and has driven up prices here in the United States and around the world. But it is not just Trump and his policies that worry people today. We have more income and wealth inequality than we have ever had in the history of our country. While 60% of our people live paycheck to paycheck, trying to afford housing and food and health care and other basic necessities of life, the richest people in our country have never, ever had it so good. (01:26–01:34)

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Asserts unprecedented levels of income and wealth inequality in U.S. history.

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