1 00:00:02,235 —> 00:00:02,268 2 00:00:02,268 —> 00:00:04,504 The richest one-half of 1 percent earn as much as 3 00:00:04,504 —> 00:00:07,140 the bottom 27 percent and the top 3 percent earn 4 00:00:07,140 —> 00:00:08,541 as much as the bottom 40 percent. 5 00:00:10,243 —> 00:00:12,946 Well, needless to say I don’t think this revolution 6 00:00:12,946 —> 00:00:14,481 Is going to happen overnight. 7 00:00:14,481 —> 00:00:17,884 We have a handful of people with the wealth and with the power. 8 00:00:17,884 —> 00:00:20,086 There is something wrong in this world 9 00:00:20,086 —> 00:00:22,155 where some people have billions of dollars 10 00:00:22,155 —> 00:00:23,556 and other people have nothing. 11 00:00:23,556 —> 00:00:25,358 The rich people control what’s going on. 12 00:00:25,358 —> 00:00:27,060 Elections are bought and sold. 13 00:00:27,060 —> 00:00:29,295 We could spend six hours talking about 14 00:00:29,295 —> 00:00:31,631 all of the problems that exist in this country 15 00:00:31,631 —> 00:00:34,601 in which the richest 1 percent of the population 16 00:00:34,601 —> 00:00:36,669 now own over a third of the wealth 17 00:00:36,669 —> 00:00:38,972 at the same time as working people and poor people grew 18 00:00:38,972 —> 00:00:40,540 poorer and their tax burden went up. 19 00:00:40,540 —> 00:00:43,710 People are saying: “Give me a break. You gotta be kidding.” 20 00:00:43,710 —> 00:00:47,280 In industry after industry, they’re paying their C.E.O.‘s 21 00:00:47,280 —> 00:00:48,948 huge salaries. 22 00:00:48,948 —> 00:00:50,650 The wealthiest people in this country 23 00:00:50,650 —> 00:00:52,552 have never had it so good. 24 00:00:52,552 —> 00:00:54,054 But I think what we should understand is that 25 00:00:54,054 —> 00:00:56,256 right now, there is an emergency. 26 00:00:56,256 —> 00:00:58,291 Middle-class, working families, elderly people 27 00:00:58,291 —> 00:01:01,294 cannot afford to see prices go higher and higher. 28 00:01:01,294 —> 00:01:03,496 That’s wrong. It’s got to be changed. 29 00:01:03,496 —> 00:01:06,299 The good news out there is that we are seeing a lot of 30 00:01:06,299 —> 00:01:08,535 ordinary people beginning to come 31 00:01:08,535 —> 00:01:10,603 and say that our country belong to all of us 32 00:01:10,603 —> 00:01:12,138 and not the billionaire class. 33 00:01:12,138 —> 00:01:14,274 Let me tell you, I run vigorous campaigns. 34 00:01:14,641 —> 00:01:18,845 I am proud to announce my candidacy for President 35 00:01:18,845 —> 00:01:21,114 of the United States of America. 36 00:01:21,114 —> 00:01:25,485 And together, we are going to make it happen. 37 00:01:25,485 —> 00:01:28,354 We need a political revolution 38 00:01:28,354 —> 00:01:33,326 when the top one-tenth of 1 percent today owns almost 39 00:01:33,326 —> 00:01:36,496 as much wealth as the bottom 90 percent. 40 00:01:36,496 —> 00:01:39,632 But this is what I believe, and I’ve always believed: 41 00:01:39,632 —> 00:01:43,903 that real change never, ever takes place 42 00:01:43,903 —> 00:01:46,406 from the top on down, 43 00:01:46,406 —> 00:01:49,542 it is always from the bottom on up. 44 00:01:50,577 —> 00:01:54,981 Welcome to the political revolution.