Second, I think there's really interesting historical precedent for this country deciding to care more about the common good. So We had this era 100 years ago called the Gilded Age that looked a lot like this era. A handful of people with enormous power. A lot of people left with the scraps. Well, the country decided that it couldn't sustain under that order. (53:15–53:22)
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Compares the current era to the Gilded Age, characterized by wealth concentration.
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