Mr. Chairman, as far as class warfare is concerned, the fact is that the working class has already lost and the wealthiest 2 percent have already won. The wealthiest 1 percent of people have made so much in additional money over the past 5 years that they now control more of the Nation's wealth than 90 percent of the American people combined. I do not call that class warfare, I call that telling the truth.
Discussing economic inequality and class dynamics during a committee meeting.
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