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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
The issue that we are dealing with today, income and wealth inequality, is an issue that has to be addressed and is an issue that will determine what kind of Nation we wish to become.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Discussing the importance of addressing income and wealth inequality in America.

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