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Mandela Barnes: “We are on track to see a trillionaire in our lifetime.”

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

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Mandela Barnes – April 9, 2026 live interview

Published | Video Starts at 18:17

Like that's the crazy part, right? It's insane rhetoric that people have been using that has excused greed. And as we see greed is going to be the downfall of all of us. We are on track to see a trillionaire in our lifetime. That's what happens when you have unchecked greed. That's what happens when you put pressure profit over people's health, people's safety and people's quality of life. (18:17–18:21)

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Asserts that unchecked greed is leading to the emergence of a trillionaire.

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