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Chris Deluzio: “The eras in our country, people think of the golden age of…”

Featuring: Chris Deluzio, Democratic | U.S. House, Pennsylvania, District 17

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Published | Video Starts at 19:32

We've had exceptional job growth as a result. You're seeing paychecks rise faster than costs. Those are indicia of a different kind of economic program. And The eras in our country, people think of the golden age of capitalism coming out of World War II. Well, we had much less inequality. We had strong growth, we had strong domestic manufacturing unions, had some power, wasn't perfect, of course not. And lots of folks were left out of it. (19:32–19:40)

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Asserts that post-World War II America had much less inequality.

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