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Graham Platner: “We just spent $50 billion in two months in the war in Iran.”

Featuring: Graham Platner, Populist, Progressive | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Maine

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Graham Platner Wants a Democratic Revolution | The Interview

Published | Video Starts at 1:11:17

How are you going to find the money to do these very ambitious things like Medicare for all. These are all very expensive things. So We just spent $50 billion in two months in the war in Iran. and I haven't heard a single question of where it came from. I am always amazed that this nation can just expend billions, trillions of dollars on wars that enrich … (1:11:17–1:11:21)

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