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Brad Sherman: There is no way to make a billion dollars for a private individual. There is no way to get stock options for a private…

On the recordOctober 21, 2019
There is no way to make a billion dollars for a private individual. There is no way to get stock options for a private individual.
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Brad Sherman
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Sherman points out the system's flaw of not benefiting the ultra-wealthy.

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