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VIDEO: Former U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich Speaking To Occupy San Fransisco | Last month, Occupy San Francisco had a high-profile visitor: former United States Labor Secretary and University of California-Berkeley professor Robert Reich. “21 percent of total income is going to the top one percent,” said Reich. “Now compare that to the 1970s. The late 1970s, 9 percent of national income was going to the top 1 percent. Think about it. Everybody needs to know these facts.” Director Jacob Kornbluth filmed Reich’s appearance and added in animations to visualize his words. Watch it:
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