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Bernie Sanders: “In America today, the very rich are becoming much richer while the rest of us become much poorer.”

On the recordAugust 23, 2013
In America today, the very rich are becoming much richer while the rest of us become much poorer.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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