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On the recordMarch 14, 2024
the result has been that there has been a $50 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90 percent to the top 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights wealth inequality caused by market decisions over the past 50 years.

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