Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz gave a passionate defense of billionaires and his childhood spent in federal housing during a on Wednesday.The hearing, called by democratic socialist Senator , was meant to focus on Starbucks and allegations that it illegally fired pro-union baristas or spied on workers during a labor mobilization push. In a clip that has since gone viral on social media, Schultz was asked about his negotiating tactics with unions by Minnesota Tina Smith, who suggested he was taking advantage of an 'extreme' power imbalance as a 'billionaire.'
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