“We continue on a daily basis very successfully to degrade Iran’s ability to target ships.”
“We did a pause to try to get an agreement with the Iranian people to allow oil to flow without them attacking it.”
“One of the mistakes which some political analysts make is to think that their enemies should be our enemies.”
“The only reason why the U.S. is conducting strikes is against assets of Iran that are being used to attack global commercial shipping.”
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On the recordMarch 14, 2024
the result has been that there has been a $50 trillion transfer of wealth from the bottom 90 percent to the top 1 percent.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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Sanders highlights wealth inequality caused by market decisions over the past 50 years.

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