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On the recordNovember 18, 2019
We need to think about our economy not just in terms of the returns for stockholders, but in terms of how the lives of workers are impacted.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

She advocates for considering workers' lives over stockholder returns in economic discussions.

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