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Barack Obama: Their philosophy is, is that we're better off if a few are doing well at the top and everybody else is fending for…

On the recordApril 17, 2012
Their philosophy is, is that we're better off if a few are doing well at the top and everybody else is fending for themselves.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at an Obama Victory Fund 2012 Fundraiser in Dearborn

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