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Bernie Sanders: “Fifty-five percent of all income gains over the last 30 years have gone to the top 1 percent, while the bottom 90…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2010
Fifty-five percent of all income gains over the last 30 years have gone to the top 1 percent, while the bottom 90 percent have only received 16 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing income inequality and its impact on the middle class.

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