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Pete Buttigieg: “We have seen 50 years inequality escalating to levels that…”

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

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Pete's Opening Message, Live from Butte, Montana

Published | Video Starts at 09:21

I'm not just talking about this White House or any one political party or political figure that I might happen to disagree with. Because the truth is our system has shown its brokenness for a very long time. We have seen 50 years inequality escalating to levels that even the right can no longer ignore. And we have seen at least 50 years of debts and the deficit escalating to levels that even the left can no longer ignore. This has been happening for a long time. (09:21–09:30)

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