JOHN STOSSEL: 

A Lie, a Myth and a Question

Socialists like Bernie Sanders tell us that "the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer."

That's a lie.

Yes, rich people got absurdly rich. Last year, says Oxfam, "the wealth of the world's billionaires increased (by) $2.5 billion a day."

I say, so what?

The poor did not get poorer. Bernie's wrong about that. The poor are much better off.   ... MORE



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