""The richest people in America have never ever had it so good," he wrote, while mentioning that 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and 85 million are uninsured or underinsured."
""We have a tax code that is totally rigged-written by representatives of the wealthy to benefit the wealthy," he wrote in the op-ed, while also referencing estimates from the Rand Corporation that found nearly $80 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% over the past 50 years."
""The American working class has been under savage attack for years," he wrote in the op-ed. That's due to the disparity between what the rich and those in the working class pay."
Sen. Bernie Sanders emphasizes the growing wealth gap in America, stating that 938 billionaires hinder financial relief for working Americans. He highlights that 60% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck and 85 million lack adequate insurance. Sanders criticizes the tax code as benefiting the wealthy and cites a Rand Corporation estimate of $80 trillion redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1% over 50 years. He advocates for a 5% tax on billionaires to fund various social programs and provide $3,000 checks to low-income earners.
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