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Elizabeth Warren: “I think you were just talking about it. You know, the top 1 percent of families last year received 20 percent of all the…”

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
I think you were just talking about it. You know, the top 1 percent of families last year received 20 percent of all the income in this country, and you think that is not good for our economic growth overall.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren cites data on income distribution and its effects on growth.

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