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James Talarico: “A country that takes care of its people grows faster than a…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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A New American Dream: James Talarico's Full Policy Address

Published | Video Starts at 21:38

The people at the top want this to be a contest of names because they know that they'll lose. A contest of ideas. Both. Both the math and the past make it clear that A country that takes care of its people grows faster than a country that abandons them. In 1914, in 1914, when a reporter asked Henry Ford, a titan of industry, why he doubled the daily wage for all of his workers, legend says he gave them a simple answer. (21:38–21:45)

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Asserts that social welfare policies contribute to faster economic growth.

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