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The Myth of the Rich as Job Creators (VIDEO OF THE WEEK)
TED Talks, Nick Hanauer – TRANSCEND Media Service,
28 May 2012
In the talk, Hanauer, an early investor in Amazon.com and a multimillionaire, argued that income inequality was a detraction to a healthy economy and scoffed at the familiar rightwing talking point that the wealthy are the de-facto ‘job creators’ in the marketplace. “When businesspeople take credit for creating jobs, it’s a little like squirrels taking credit for creating evolution. In fact, it’s the other way around.”
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