Hillary Clinton continues to complain about deck being stacked ‘higher for those at the top’

“All of you should not have to march in the streets to get a living wage, but thank you for marching in the streets to get that living wage,” Clinton remarked to an audience of low-wage workers, according to the Washington Post. “We need you out there leading the fight against those who would rip away Americans’ right to organize, to collective bargaining, to fair pay.”

The Democratic presidential candidate voiced support for the minimum wage being raised to $15 per hour, as it has been in Seattle, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

“No man or woman who works hard to feed America’s families should have to be on food stamps to feed your own families,” Clinton declared at the Detroit convention. “It is wrong that so many people stand against you thinking that they can steal your wages with no consequences. That even stacks the deck higher for those at the top.”

Of course, those favored “at the top” include Bill and Hillary Clinton, who have raked in at least $25 million delivering paid speeches alone since the start of 2014. Hillary’s complaints about income inequality, thus, will appear inauthentic at best.

That hasn’t stopped the presidential candidate from repeatedly taking a populist approach on economic issues as she embarks on her campaign, though. Clinton previously complained about the deck being “stacked in favor of those at the top” during an appearance in Iowa.

She has also attacked CEO pay multiple times even as it was her custom to demand $300,000 for each paid speech she delivered before officially announcing her bid for president.

“I want to be your champion,” Clinton alleged Sunday. “I want to fight with you every day. I’m well aware that the folks on top already have plenty of friends in Washington, but we together will change the direction of this great country.”

Ironically, Clinton doesn’t need a friend in Washington. She has herself.