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Bernie Sanders: “The top 1 percent owning 38 percent of the wealth, the bottom 60 percent owning 2.3 percent of the wealth.”

On the recordFebruary 12, 2013
The top 1 percent owning 38 percent of the wealth, the bottom 60 percent owning 2.3 percent of the wealth.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders illustrates the stark wealth distribution in America.

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