Most of the people in the audience wouldn’t know, nor care, if what he says is true. They want him to get on that “shared” part of his speech. They get excited about You Giving more of your paycheck to them.
#14 — absolutely.
All this historical truth stuff is just sooooo much to READ! “We did it” and “we share” is much easier to understand, esp. the translation — “gimme mo’ yo’ money.”