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Mandela Barnes: “The factory that my grandfather worked in doesn't exist…”

Featuring: Mandela Barnes, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. Senate Wisconsin

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Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Mandela Barnes talks Gen Z, AI, housing, more

Published | Video Starts at 06:44

The idea of a person walking into a workplace and being there more than five to 10 years, it feels bleak right now. And the reason why The factory that my grandfather worked in doesn't exist anymore, or the factory where my dad worked doesn't exist anymore. is because of corporate greed. Those jobs were shipped overseas, and they were shipped overseas just to make a few more dollars for the corporation, a few more dollars for the executives. (06:44–06:51)

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Asserts that factories where his grandfather and father worked no longer exist.

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