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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
We are going to talk about the obscenity of the 50 wealthiest Americans now owning more wealth than the bottom half of our society.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders criticizes extreme wealth concentration among the richest Americans.

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