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Bernie Sanders: “We're richer than they are. As a matter of fact.”

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

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Bernie Sanders Discusses Politics, Wealth Inequality, and Healthcare on Flagrant Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 1:08:08

Is that true? That's bullshit. That is just. That is the pushback. And we're a multicultural multiracial and they're kind of a homogeneous. Yeah, so what? We're richer than they are. As a matter of fact. Well, Norway is particularly rich. They have a lot of oil money. But we can do it. So here's my suggestion for that. (1:08:08–1:08:11)

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Asserts that the U.S. is wealthier than Sweden, Norway, and Finland.

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