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Barack Obama: “The rise in inequality made people feel like I'm losing…”

Featuring: Barack Obama, Democratic | 44th President of the United States | National

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Barack Obama Discusses Democracy, Social Cohesion, and Leadership at the Connecticut Forum

Published | Video Starts at 21:17

And that was happening not just between countries, but within countries. And so in advanced countries like the United States, economically wealthier countries, in absolute terms, people didn't get poor. But the gap, The rise in inequality made people feel like I'm losing ground. And this globalization was hugely disruptive. So at first it happened in manufacturing, and that happens pretty early in the 70s and 80s. (21:17–21:25)

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Asserts that rising inequality has contributed to feelings of economic insecurity.

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