
Interview with Katie Couric · 2025
Bernie Sanders on Oligarchy, Healthcare & the Working Class
From the transcript
"What it tells me is that people are really dissatisfied about the status quo and the direction Trump is taking this country. People are saying I'm working really hard, my real wages haven't gone up, I can't afford housing, groceries, healthcare, child care, college. We're living in the wealthiest country in the history of the world, and almost all the new wealth is going to the people on top. Elon Musk owns more wealth than the bottom 52% of American households. The top 1% own more than the bottom 93%."