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James Talarico: “The structure of our political system...over the last 50…”

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

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And that is not because our generations are lazier. It's because the structure of the economy itself has changed over the last 50 years. And The structure of our political system...over the last 50 years were corrupted by the wealthiest people in this country. country, billionaires, billionaire mega donors. Elon Musk is now on track to become the world's first trillionaire. And they have rigged through their donations to politicians, by buying politicians, they have rigged the economic system to benefit them. (1:07:29–1:07:41)

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Asserts that the political system has been corrupted by the wealthiest people over the last 50 years.

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