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Abdul El-Sayed: “We don't live under capitalism. We live under corporatism.”

Featuring: Abdul El-Sayed, Podcast Host, America Dissected | National

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Meet the Press Full Episode — August 9

Published | Video Starts at 14:43

You've even attended events hosted by the Democratic Socialists of America. Where do you differ from Senator Sanders? Is there one policy issue where you can point out a difference? We don't live under capitalism. We live under corporatism. You have huge corporations that have used their power, in effect, to try and buy politicians so that those politicians will turn around and help them use government to protect their position in markets. (14:43–14:47)

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Asserts that the current economic system is corporatism, not capitalism.

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