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On the recordMay 17, 2017
Over the past several decades, the productivity of American workers has grown higher than ever before. At the same time, corporations, shareholders, CEOs have been exploiting these workers and hoarding more and more of the wealth that these workers produce.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin critiques corporate practices that exploit workers despite rising productivity.

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