Political Quotes

On the recordOctober 3, 2011
When you have six financial institutions with that much economic power, why shouldn't we break them up?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders questions the concentration of power among large financial institutions.

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