One man, Mr. Musk, the wealthiest man alive, was worth some $800 billion, now owns more wealth than the bottom 53% of American households. All right, all right. One man more wealth than the bottom 53% of American households. The CEOs of large, profitable corporations now make 350 times what their workers earn. And the gap between the very, very rich and everybody else is growing wider. Last year alone, after receiving the largest tax break in history, fewer than 1,000 billionaires, that's what we have. (05:33–05:44)
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Asserts CEOs earn 350 times more than their workers.
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