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On the recordOctober 15, 2022
I think it is wrong to be saying that the way we're going to deal with inflation is by lowering wages and increasing unemployment.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Senator Sanders criticizes the approach to inflation that involves harming working families.

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