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Bernie Sanders: “You need a mixed economy. I think you could start off with a…”

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

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Bernie Sanders Discusses Oligarchy, Democracy, and Political Activism with Robert Costa

Published | Video Starts at 01:56

We don't talk about it enough here in Congress. It's incredible to me. What makes the no nonsense lawmaker from Vermont different from Democrats is that he is not one of them. You need a mixed economy. I think you could start off with a Scandinavian model. Sanders ran high profile races for the Democratic nomination in 2016 and 2020, but he is a registered independent right now. He sees not merely a political battle, but a moral and constitutional crisis. (01:56–02:00)

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Advocates for a mixed economy modeled after Scandinavian countries.

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