Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130302:16:11:00
Debt and not having an emergency fund. not being able to do anything if a crisis comes up, if the car breaks an axle in the winter, and if food runs out at the end of the month and all kinds of contingencies that cannot be met. it is a horrible situation and for me, that is what wealth speaks to. it is about the ability to move ourselves and our families and the communities forward. >> it is also expensive for government, because if people have $5 in personal wealth if you are sick or divorced or miss, you know a week of work, guess who picks that up? taxpayers. >> yes. >> and the dependency o...