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Papantonio: The Disappearing Middle Class
The middle class is disappearing from America, and part of the reason is because the system has become so rigged that a middle class is no longer possible. Our politics, our laws, and our economy are all skewed in favor of the 1%.
Ring of Fire’s Mike Papantonio and progressive radio host Thom Hartmann discuss how this all happened.
