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Richard Wolf’s Global Economic Update from November 2019 changed how I perceive the US tax system, US political candidates and their proposals on how to fund various solutions. He also speaks about political parties and their purpose in the context of capitalism, and separately, libertarianism.

Lastly, covers the US/China “trade war”.

Fascinating and very well structured talk, revealing the hidden (to me) forces behind economic structures and decisions.

https://youtu.be/THwqz5dTzkA



For those who were curious, this is a lecture by Richard Wolff, who Wikipedia describes as an “american Marxist economist”

His recent Twitter posts suggest that economic inequality in the US can be achieved through taxing the rich, which while not an original thought, seems sensible.




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