What that is a shadow screen for is a term otherwise known as 'profit'--Wall Street profit, very often.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “What that is a shadow screen for is a term otherwise known as 'profit'--Wall Street profit, very often.”
On the recordJuly 9, 2024
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She critiques the term 'economic prosperity' as a disguise for corporate profits.
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