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Sanders slams Walton family

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Ahead of plans to speak at Walmart's shareholder meeting, Sen. Bernie Sanders slammed the Walton family.

“When you have a situation where the wealthiest family in America, which is the Walton family of Walmart, has $174 billion in wealth, it is really absurd and unacceptable that they are paying their workers starvation wages,” Sanders said.

Sanders is pushing the company to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour.

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