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Dave McCormick: “1% of the population will have 50% of the wealth. We're not…”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Sen. Dave McCormick on AI, the Future of Warfare & American Power | School of War

Published | Video Starts at 24:36

Well, unfortunately most of America, not asset holders, only have a small fraction hold assets. That concentration is growing dramatically. And so you're quickly approaching where 1% of the population will have 50% of the wealth. We're not there yet, but it's about 31% today. But you see that growing and that's not sustainable. That's not sustainable as a political matter. That is a version of capitalism that I don't think we want. (24:36–24:43)

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Asserts that currently, 31% of wealth is held by 1% of the population, with potential to reach 50%.

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