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Bernard Sanders: “If four hedge fund managers today, at a time when we have massive income, wealth inequality in America, four hedge…”

On the recordJune 20, 2024
If four hedge fund managers today, at a time when we have massive income, wealth inequality in America, four hedge company executives making more money than every kindergarten teacher in this country, maybe there's something wrong with our national priorities.
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Bernard Sanders
Vermont

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Critiquing income inequality and its impact on education funding.

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