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Elizabeth Warren: “The truth is, the rich have run amok over the last 50 years of American history, and our government's willing complicity…”

On the recordApril 26, 2021
The truth is, the rich have run amok over the last 50 years of American history, and our government's willing complicity in their antics has permitted a handful of egregiously wealthy human beings to accumulate massive, budget-warping, mind-blowing amounts of money--all at the continuing expense of the vast majority of the American people.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Warren criticizes the growing wealth inequality and government complicity.

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