Bernie Sanders

“Do you know how much the drug companies alone spent to defeat that effort? They spent $131 million on one ballot item in one state. All right. Last year, the top 10 drug companies made $69 billion.”

“We bought insulin in Windsor, Ontario for one tenth the price, 10% of the price, same exact product being charged in America.”

“Over the last 30 years, the top 1% has seen a $21 trillion increase in their wealth. The bottom half of America has seen a $900 billion decline in their wealth.”

“How is it possible that we pay ten times more for insulin in this country and for other drugs than the one in Canada or countries around the world?”

“So as you indicated, you have a company like Amazon owned by Jeff Bezos, who happens to be the wealthiest guy in America worth about $150 billion. Amazon paid zero in federal income taxes.”