And that changed in my lifetime. I am 41. It has. I mean, some days, some days. But in the time in my life where that hard work ceased being enough, We have also watched the largest transfer of wealth from the working class to the ruling class in the history of this nation. In 1990, there were fewer than 80 billionaires in the United States. Today, there are over 900. I ask you, when you look around, do you see a state of MAINE that is 10 times wealthier than 1990? (07:06–07:16)
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