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Mandela Barnes: “Wages haven't kept up with CEO pay.”

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

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Interview with Mandela Barnes for Governor

Published | Video Starts at 19:07

And as I mentioned, wages haven't kept up with inflation. They certainly haven't kept up with the growth of the market. They haven't kept up, you know, Wages haven't kept up with CEO pay. the growth, with, with the growth of the S and P. It hasn't kept up with CEO pay that is going through the roof. (19:07–19:12)

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