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On the recordNovember 14, 2017
Trickle down economics in my view is a fraudulent theory. It does not work and it only benefits the wealthy.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders critiques the concept of trickle-down economics in relation to the tax cuts in the bill.

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