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Bernie Sanders: “Incredibly, if income inequality had remained the same as it was in 1975, the average worker in America would be making…”

On the recordMarch 16, 2021
Incredibly, if income inequality had remained the same as it was in 1975, the average worker in America would be making $42,000 more today than he or she is earning.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders points out the lost wages due to rising income inequality.

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