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Pete Buttigieg: “The pie did get bigger, but the rest of that promise didn't…”

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

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But the truth is mostly automation came in and everybody was told, don't worry too much about what you're doing today, the pie is going to get so much bigger that everybody will be better off. And the thing is, The pie did get bigger, but the rest of that promise didn't come true. And people were pissed. People were pissed because they lost their income. But also, even after they got their income, if they went through a training program and got another … (57:55–58:00)

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Asserts that economic growth occurred, but the benefits were not distributed as promised.

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