Trade deals that hollowed out communities as jobs got outsourced and offshored, deregulation of a financial system that let big Banks prey on everyday people, The cost of living steadily rising while wages did not keep up, making child care, health care, and rent more unaffordable. and putting the dream of homeownership further out of reach for so many. These decisions and more, I believe, contributed to how we got here today. (09:17–09:30)
CLAIM
Asserts that rising living costs and stagnant wages have made essential services unaffordable.
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