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On the recordMarch 16, 2021
Today we are going to be talking about what it means morally and economically when one person in this country, the wealthiest person in the world, Jeff Bezos, has become $77 billion richer during this horrific pandemic.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders discusses the moral implications of wealth accumulation during the pandemic.

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