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I'm not saying [economic] growth is wrong, but throughout the years of growth, many things didn't get better. ... If you look at America, the proportion of Americans with no one to talk to about important things went up from a tenth to a quarter.

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Geoff Mulgan
Age: 63
Born: 1961
Born: January 1
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