They gutted the social safety nets that we built in the 1930s and 40s, all to make sure that those with enough money and power could get more. The system that we live in, it isn't broken. It is functioning exactly as it was intended to. It is a system built by policies passed by establishment politicians that are meant to enrich the ultra wealthy on the backs of the working people of this country. (16:01–16:09)
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Asserts that the current system is functioning as intended, not broken.
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