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Elizabeth Warren: “There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own.”

Featuring: Elizabeth Warren, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Massachusetts

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Billie Eilish asked the right question.

Published | Video Starts at 00:17

Love you all, but there's a few people in here that have a lot more money than me. And if you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire? Ooh. Right. Question. So I'll tell you one thing. There is nobody in this country who got rich on their own. Nobody. Here's how I see it. If you had a good idea, you worked hard, you made it big. Good for you. But I want to be clear. (00:17–00:20)

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Asserts that wealth accumulation in the U.S. is not solely due to individual effort.

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