What that means is that every worker here produces more than that worker did 40, 50 years ago. You're more productive. Despite that reality, The average American worker is making about $20 a week less today than he or she did 53 years ago after adjusting for inflation. Do you understand what I'm talking about? According to the Rand Corporation, not exactly a socialist institution, over the last 50 years, $79 trillion in wealth has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top 1%. (12:05–12:11)
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Asserts that the average American worker's real wages have decreased by $20 a week over the past 53 years.
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