RSN: Bernie Sanders | The US Has a Ruling Class - and Americans Must Stand Up to It
02 September 22 Live on the homepage now! Reader Supported News Bernie Sanders | The US Has a Ruling Class - and Americans Must Stand Up to It Bernie Sanders, Guardian UK Sanders writes: "In the year 2022, three multibillionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society - 160 million Americans. This is unsustainable." In the year 2022, three multibillionaires own more wealth than the bottom half of American society – 160 million Americans. This is unsustainable L et’s be clear. The most important economic and political issues facing this country are the extraordinary levels of income and wealth inequality, the rapidly growing concentration of ownership, the long-term decline of the American middle class and the evolution of this country into oligarchy. We know how important these issues are because our ruling class works overtime to prevent them from being seriously discussed. They are barely mentioned in the halls of Congress, where most members are...