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Bernie Sanders: “After denouncing the Federal Government, they cashed the checks, right?”

On the recordSeptember 18, 2009
After denouncing the Federal Government, they cashed the checks, right?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the contradiction of rejecting government while accepting benefits.

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