I think there is a general feeling in the United States that government is not working particularly well for working class people. The truth of the matter is that Real inflation accounted for wages today are lower for workers than they were 50 years ago. Can you imagine that? All of the increase in worker productivity and technology and all that's happening is the very rich are getting much richer and workers are falling further and further behind. (06:15–06:22)
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Asserts that, after adjusting for inflation, current wages for workers are lower than they were five decades ago.
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