Asher Edelman endorses Bernie Sanders – Business Insider

The real life Gordon Gekko is supporting Bernie Sanders because of a basic economic principle

Asher Edelman, an investor who was one of the inspirations for the nefarious corporate raider Gordon Gekko in the movie “Wall Street,” made a surprise presidential endorsement on CNBC’s Fast Money last week: He came out swinging for democrat Bernie Sanders. Most interesting was Edelman’s reason for supporting Sanders (emphasis ours): “Well, I think it’s quite simple again.

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