About 50 AD he was warning the Athenians that the imbalance between the rich and the poor is the oldest and most fatal ailments of all republics 2000 years ago. Warning about this imbalance. I mean, we're talking about the first trillionaires. Yeah. This country, 10% of folks own 2/3 of all the wealth in this country. This is not sustainable. We have got to democratize our economy so we can save democracy. And so there is fundamental restructuring of our economy that needs to take shape. (48:27–48:33)
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Asserts that 10% of the population owns two-thirds of the wealth in the United States.
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