So in short, if concentration of wealth at the top was the key, we would have more jobs now than ever before.
Jeff Merkley: “So in short, if concentration of wealth at the top was the key, we would have more jobs now than ever before.”
On the recordMay 6, 2014
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Argues that wealth concentration does not lead to job creation.
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