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Sherrod Brown: “For half a century, the stock market soared, executive compensation exploded, corporate profits have risen dramatically…”

On the recordDecember 16, 2024
For half a century, the stock market soared, executive compensation exploded, corporate profits have risen dramatically, worker productivity has gone up, but workers’ wages have been comparatively flat and costs keep going up.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

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Brown critiques the economic disparity affecting workers despite corporate success.

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