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On the recordJune 6, 2012
In America today we have the most unequal distribution of wealth and income of any major country on earth, worse than at any time in our country since before the Great Depression.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Highlights extreme wealth inequality in America compared to historical standards.

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