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Bernie Sanders: “We're going to demand that the billionaires and their…”

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

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Bernie Sanders' May Day Speech in Philadelphia on Workers' Rights and Oligarchy

Published | Video Starts at 16:10

And if we're going to deal with the massive income and wealth inequality that currently exists, we're going to not give the rich tax breaks. We're going to demand that the billionaires and their corporations start paying their fair share of taxes. And if we're going to build the move that we need to take power in this country, we need to grow the trade union movement in this country. (16:10–16:18)

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Asserts the need for billionaires and corporations to pay fair taxes.

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