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Bernie Sanders: “What we should not be doing as a Nation is giving unbelievable tax breaks to billionaires, and then say, 'Oh, we have…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
What we should not be doing as a Nation is giving unbelievable tax breaks to billionaires, and then say, 'Oh, we have got to cut Social Security or take away health care benefits from the elderly in this country.'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Criticizing tax breaks for the wealthy while proposing cuts to Social Security and healthcare.

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