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Bernie Sanders: “And all that I am saying is that, according to a very reputable tax center organization--people who do this for a…”

On the recordJanuary 1, 2021
And all that I am saying is that, according to a very reputable tax center organization--people who do this for a living-- less than 1 percent of the benefits of the entire program go to the wealthiest people in this country. So when you are talking about trying to say: Oh my God, all of this money is going to the rich, that ain't really true. But I would also ask my friend: When did you suddenly become a religious adherent about concerns of socialism for the rich, when you gave 83 percent of the benefits for the rich and large corporations in the tax bill that you supported? Where was your concern about socialism for the rich when Amazon--owned by the richest guy in the world--got a $129 million tax rebate? I didn't hear much about socialism for the rich during that debate.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Jan 1, 2021

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