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Bernie Sanders: “The very, very rich get richer, the middle class shrinks.”

On the recordMay 18, 2015
The very, very rich get richer, the middle class shrinks.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights the growing wealth inequality in America.

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