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The Hartmann Report

Daily Take: What the Science of Predators and Prey Tells Us About the Morbidly Rich and Working People

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

Congress, Economics, Climate Change, The Hartmann Report, Debate, Democracy, America, Thom Hartmann, News

4.41.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 January 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Nature and economics share some fascinating patterns, one of which explains why Donald Trump is about to become president and how the morbidly rich have appropriated over $50 trillion from working class people since the 1980s. 

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What the science of predators and prey tells us about the morbidly rich and working people.

1:06.9

Nature and economics share some fascinating patterns, one of which explains why Donald Trump is about to

1:11.5

become president and how the morbidly rich have appropriated over 50 trillion from working-class

1:16.6

people since the 1980s. Scientists use something called the Lorca Volterra equations to explain how

1:23.0

predators and prey interact in the wild. These equations show us that animal populations rise and fall in predictable cycles.

1:31.0

When there's lots of rabbits, fox populations grow.

1:33.5

But as foxes eat more rabbits, the rabbit population shrinks,

1:37.0

which then causes fox numbers to drop, allowing rabbits to multiply again.

1:41.4

Incredibly, this back-and-forth pattern mirrors what happens between the wealthy

1:45.0

and working classes in our economy and political systems over the past 150 years.

1:51.0

Think about a forest ecosystem. When rabbits have plenty of grass to eat and safe places to hide,

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