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Cherelle Parker: “Politics is simply a tool that is used to decide how scarce…”

Featuring: Cherelle Parker, Democratic | Mayor of Philadelphia | Pennsylvania

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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker sits down with Clarence Anthony

Published | Video Starts at 10:58

CLARENCE the Sherrelle Parkers of the world. What are you doing now to use government as a tool? This is what I was trained. MARION TESCO Politics is simply a tool that is used to decide how scarce resources get allocated. If you are poor in your politics, your people will suffer and they won't get access to those resources. (10:58–11:05)

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Asserts that politics is a tool for deciding the allocation of scarce resources.

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