Political Quotes

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
That one family owns more wealth than the bottom 40 percent of the American people.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights wealth inequality linked to welfare dependency.

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