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James Talarico: “The top 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 02:55

And we see it everywhere. We see it in our, obviously in our political system with the influence of big money and billionaire mega donors. We see it in our economy where The top 1% now owns more wealth than the entire middle class. And we see it in our communities where these algorithms and for profit are pitting us against each other, dividing neighbor against neighbor. It's tearing at the very fabric of our communities. (02:55–03:00)

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Asserts that the top 1% of wealth holders own more wealth than the entire middle class.

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