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Bernie Sanders: “The simple truth is that the rich are becoming much richer while the middle class continues a 40-year decline.”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
The simple truth is that the rich are becoming much richer while the middle class continues a 40-year decline.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights growing wealth inequality in America.

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