Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg says he is a capitalist, but he recommends removing money from politics. He says the 'ever-expanding' growth of big businesses needs to be stopped from 'basically taking over our government.'
Presidential hopeful Pete Buttigieg is one of the latest Democratic candidates to eschew socialism, declaring that he is a capitalist Tuesday on MSNBC.
He recommended removing money from politics, noting that the"ever-expanding" growth of big businesses needs to be stopped from"basically taking over our government." To prevent money from influencing American politics, Buttigieg suggested a possible constitutional amendment"so that we can move past whether Citizens United was decided correctly."
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