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Eric Hovde: “The top 10% [income] up 684%.”

Featuring: Eric Hovde, Republican | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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2025 Sunwest Bank Economic Forum with Eric Hovde

Published | Video Starts at 47:39

And if you look at the graph to your right, this is showing the change in net worth since 1990. And who has done the best? The top 1/10 of 1% up 1,227%. The top 10% [income] up 684%. bottom 50 lowest. And you know, when you factor in inflation over that time means that their incomes haven't done much or their net worth hasn't done much, you know when you wonder why a guy like Mamdani won in New York? (47:39–49:28)

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