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Should billionaires exist? This is a question the candidates have been made to grapple with tonight.
While Bernie Sanders, whose tweet last year inspired the question, is firmly on the side of getting rid of billionaires, he’s the only one onstage who supports the idea. But not all viewers are so against it:
In a time when ~60% of American workers make less than $40,000 a year, billionaires should not exist.
“Should you exist?” is the only good debate question
When Bernie said “billionaires should not exist” he meant that the economic game is rigged in favor of them. End the rigging, and billionaires won’t exist.
“Should you exist” is actually one of my favorite ice-breakers on dates with men. #DemDebate
“Should you exist?” pic.twitter.com/iOFLr3yEKq
The debate is wrapping up, and candidates are making their closing arguments. As Amy Klobuchar put it, “This has been quite a debate.”
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Source: Elections - theguardian.com