Sen. Bernie Sanders: "A middle-class American family made less last year than in 1989, according to a new Census Bureau report released on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Forbes magazine this week reported that the 400 wealthiest Americans doubled what they were worth a decade ago and 'finally gained back all that they lost' in the 2008 economic collapse. 'You want to know why the American people are angry and disgusted and frustrated?' ... 'That's why.'"
Sen. Bernie Sanders. (photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
21 September 13
middle-class American family made less last year than in 1989, according to a new Census Bureau report released on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Forbes magazine this week reported that the 400 wealthiest Americans doubled what they were worth a decade ago and "finally gained back all that they lost" in the 2008 economic collapse. "You want to know why the American people are angry and disgusted and frustrated?" Sen. Bernie Sanders asked in a Senate floor speech on Wednesday. "That's why," he thundered.
The Census Bureau also reported that: