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Abdul El-Sayed: “I'd rather think of myself as a capitalist who's actually read about capitalism, in the sense that the biggest risk to…”

On the recordAugust 4, 2026
I'd rather think of myself as a capitalist who's actually read about capitalism, in the sense that the biggest risk to capitalism was always going to be corporate consolidation and monopoly rather than government regulation.
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Abdul El-Sayed

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Describing his economic perspective.

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