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Bernie Sanders: “As a result of the greed, and recklessness, and illegal behavior of Wall Street, we are now... in the worst recession…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
As a result of the greed, and recklessness, and illegal behavior of Wall Street, we are now... in the worst recession since the Great Depression.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders attributes the recession to Wall Street's actions.

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