On the recordApril 22, 2025
Since 1975, nearly $80 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.
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commondreams.orgBernie Sanders: “Since 1975, nearly $80 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% of Americans to the top 1%.”
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Sanders highlights the wealth redistribution from the poor to the rich since 1975.
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