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Economist and Democracy At Work founder Richard Wolff joined Fox Business on July 31 to debate with Stuart Varney about socialism, capitalism and taxes. Capitalism is responsible for a level of inequality not seen since the time of the ancient Pharaohs, says Wolff. The return to socialism as a better alternative in current US society is not because Americans inherently favor socialism, but because capitalism has failed them.
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