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Derrick Van Orden: “If you look objectively at capitalism as a governmental…”

Featuring: Derrick Van Orden, Republican | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 3

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EP20 with Navy Seal and Congressional Candidate Derrick Van Orden

Published | Video Starts at 08:10

Right amongst those are those are granted by God. But they're articulated in our Constitution. And I don't think that needs changing. If you look objectively at capitalism as a governmental system, it has raised more people out of poverty than any other system. And that's a good thing. We want to have equality amongst people. When you delve into equity, where you're leveling a playing field artificially, it actually doesn't level the playing field. (08:10–08:20)

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