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On the recordMarch 29, 2011
Over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic and deliberate transfer of wealth from the middle class to the very, very rich.
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Jim Clyburn
Democratic · South Carolina

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Highlighting income inequality and wealth transfer issues.

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