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Bernie Sanders Points To '2 Americas' as Poll Shows 66% Of Americans Can't Afford Groceries, Including Th
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said the United States has become “2 Americas,” contrasting the combined wealth of the country’s richest technology billionaires with the financial struggles many Americans face buying groceries.
In a post on X on Thursday, Sanders said the eight wealthiest men, whom he described as “Big Tech oligarchs,” are now worth more than $2.5 trillion combined, while citing a new poll showing 66% of Americans cannot afford groceries. “We can do better. We must do better,” he added.
The poll Sanders cited was a Washington Post-Ipsos survey that found 66% of Americans described grocery prices as unaffordable, up from 45% in February. The survey also found affordability concerns cut across income groups, with 56% of households earning more than $100,000 annually saying grocery prices were unaffordable.
Food Costs Remain High
Richest Gain Ground
The trend coincides with findings from the UBS Global Wealth Report 2026, which showed the United States added 441,078 new millionaires in 2025, or more than 1,200 each day, accounting for nearly half of all new millionaires created globally.
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