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Bernie Sanders: “We own the media, we own the political process. We own the…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Warns Iowa City About Rise Of Oligarchy Power In The United States

Published | Video Starts at 44:00

And one of the things that they do, which is very powerful and effective, is they essentially get the word out in one way or another to the people of this country that says, look, we're multi billionaires. We own the media, we own the political process. We own the company that you work for. We got the power. You don't. And there ain't nothing you can do about it. Your job is to work for us. That's what your job is. (44:00–44:06)

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Asserts that billionaires have significant control over media, politics, and corporations.

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