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Socialism for rich bankers and capitalism for everyone else.

Robert Reich

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Robert Reich
Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: June 24
Economist
Former United States Secretary Of Labor
Political Scientist
Politician
University Teacher
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Robert Bernard Reich
Bankers
Socialism
Capitalism
Rich
Everyone
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