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Bernie Sanders: “Would you want to comment on a billionaire, who made his money in Wall Street, now suggesting spending a huge sum of…”

On the recordOctober 6, 2010
Would you want to comment on a billionaire, who made his money in Wall Street, now suggesting spending a huge sum of money to convince the American people that the way to save Social Security is to cut benefits?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders questions the motives behind proposals to cut Social Security benefits.

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