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Bernie Sanders: “We are going to talk about the obscenity of the 50 wealthiest Americans now owning more wealth than the bottom half of…”

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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