It was that political philosophy that built the programs that dragged this country out of the New Deal or out of the Depression and built the society that won the Second World War, defeating fascism on the international stage. It was those New Deal programs built the society of the 50s and 60s that had the lowest margin of wealth inequality ever in the history of this country. Highest rates of union participation, highest marginal tax rates. I'm sure there's no connection. My entire life I've been told by establishment politicians that dreaming big is a fantasy. (22:05–22:18)
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Asserts that New Deal programs led to historically low wealth inequality in the 1950s and 60s.
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