Bernie Sanders Takes Aim at 'Ruling Class' of Corporations and Wealthy

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1. The US Is An Oligarchy

There is no reason they had to put "ruling class" in quotes in the headline. It's not so-called; it's a reality. We're ruled by an oligarchy, much like Russia.

Don't take my or Bernie's word for it. Jimmy Carter said it, in 2015 (even BEFORE the Trump years). He said the US is an oligarchy. From Rolling Stone:
"FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY Carter had some harsh words to say about the current state of America’s electoral process, calling the country “an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery” resulting in “nominations for president or to elect the president.” When asked this week by The Thom Hartmann Program (via The Intercept) about the Supreme Court’s April 2014 decision to eliminate limits on campaign donations, Carter said the ruling “violates the essence of what made America a great country in its political system.”"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jimmy-carter-u-s-is-an-oligarchy-with-unlimited-political-bribery-63262/

from the Congressional Budget Office, hardly a radical institution:
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https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58533

The wealth of the ruling class TRIPLED in 30 years, while the majority stayed flat. $40 trillion to $120 trillion. You can barely see the majoirty on that scale.

THIS is the real "wealth redistribution" - upwards. The oligarchs did not earn this through work. They stole our labor. And our lives.

Wealth is power. The oligarchs run our lives.