To quote the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, 'Inequality is not inevitable; it is a choice we make.'
Rosa DeLauro: “To quote the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, 'Inequality is not inevitable; it is a choice we make.'”
On the recordMarch 8, 2017
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DeLauro emphasizes that inequality is a result of choices, not fate.
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