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On the recordApril 29, 1997
it is possible that many Americans for years and years have understood and even accepted those kinds of disparities as long as they had jobs. We all expect that the bosses and the people that head the corporations are going to make more money. What is happening now, though, is that the salaries are going up for the officers, and I am all for people making good salary, but the workers are losing their jobs.
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Dennis Kucinich
Independent · Ohio

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Discussing income disparities and job losses in the context of corporate salary increases.

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