Sanders: Wall Street Has Rigged the Economy for the 1%

Democratic Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders gathered a panel of economists in Washington DC to discuss the Greek debt fiasco. As part of his opening remarks, Sanders discussed the parallels between the situation in Greece and the United States, and how the 1 percent have rigged the economic system in the favor of the wealthy elite.

Sanders: Over 70 years ago, the major economic leaders of 44 countries gathered at a hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, to establish international economic and financial rules. As a result of that conference, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank were established. I think it is clear to anyone who has taken a look at this situation that… Read more…