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On the recordMay 20, 2003
The ratio of CEO to worker compensation increasing from 400-1 to 4,000-1 during the past 20 years should convince anyone that this country is more and more being run by the wealthy for the benefit of the wealthy.
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John McCain
Republican · Arizona

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Commentary on income inequality and corporate greed.

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