You know, I tell people I want to do this not because I'm the only black governor in the country. I want to do this because I'm really good at math. Right? The racial wealth gap has cost this country over $16 trillion in GDP over the past 20 years. That's not GDP of a group, that's GDP. And so if you're able to eliminate a racial wealth gap, you're actually going to have a growing economy. (33:49–33:58)
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