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Chris Van Hollen: I often give the example that if Jeff Bezos had moved to Baltimore City last year, the per capita income of Baltimore…

On the recordFebruary 22, 2021
I often give the example that if Jeff Bezos had moved to Baltimore City last year, the per capita income of Baltimore City would have gone from $53,000 per person to $175,000 per person, even though nobody was better off individually.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen highlights income disparities using a hypothetical example involving Jeff Bezos.

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