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Pete Buttigieg: “Inequality has exploded to levels we haven't seen since the…”

Featuring: Pete Buttigieg, Democratic | Former Secretary of Transportation, Former Mayor of South Bend | National

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Published | Video Starts at 44:08

So, you know, I believe in the values of the party that I'm part of for a reason. But we've got to be honest here, okay? Under administrations of both political parties in the last 40 or 50 years, Inequality has exploded to levels we haven't seen since the Gilded Age. The debt has risen. Now, a lot of it's because the Republican tax cuts for the rich. But that's not the only reason. (44:08–44:14)

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Asserts that current inequality levels are comparable to those of the Gilded Age.

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