WASHINGTON (AP) Bernie Sanders persisted in using shopworn stats on income inequality and Hillary Rodham Clinton went a bit overboard in describing Republican zeal to dismantle the health care law in the latest Democratic presidential debate. Some of the claims in the debate Saturday night and how they compare with the facts: SANDERS: "People are working longer hours for lower wages, and almost all of the new income and wealth goes to the top 1 percent." THE FACTS: As he did in the last debate, Sanders leaned on outdated data. In the first five years of the economic recovery, 2009-2014, the richest 1 percent captured 58 percent of income growth. That's according to Emmanuel Saez, a...
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