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On the recordFebruary 25, 2021
Walmart is owned by the wealthiest family in this country. They are worth $200 billion, and yet they're starting off their workers at 11 bucks an hour.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders highlights the disparity between corporate wealth and worker wages.

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