The economic prosperity we are supposedly enjoying right now is leaving too many hardworking people behind.
Mike Thompson: “The economic prosperity we are supposedly enjoying right now is leaving too many hardworking people behind.”
On the recordFebruary 12, 2019
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Thompson points out that economic growth benefits mainly the wealthy, neglecting the working class.
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