We forget that the idea behind capitalism was simple and at the time, revolutionary. People should get fairly compensated for their labor. We should get paid for our work. But that's not what we have right now. Today we have an economy that rewards wealth instead of work. You can't tell me that the market is working as it should when billionaires are becoming trillionaires while the people who actually do all the work can't afford the basics. (10:44–10:50)
CLAIM
Asserts that the current economy favors wealth accumulation over rewarding work.
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