Democratic lawmaker slams capitalism, calls America 'a nation based on grift'

Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., criticized capitalism and the Republican Party during his appearance on SiriusXM's 'The Dean Obeidallah Show' on Friday.

Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wisc., criticized capitalism and the Republican Party during his appearance on SiriusXM's "The Dean Obeidallah Show" on Friday.for"worshiping" on the"altar" of free market capitalism on SiriusXM's"The Dean Obeidallah Show" Friday.

Pocan responded,"This is the fundamental core of what they believe in, right, that somehow the market should be what drives things, not democrative [sic] decision-making."U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan speaks at breakout session "Making Congress Listen: How to Transform Trump Anger and Movement Energy into Victories on Capitol Hill" at the Netroots Nation annual conference for political progressives in Atlanta, U.S. August 11, 2017.

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