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The Marianne Williamson Podcast

TRANSFORMING CAPITALISM PART 2

The Marianne Williamson Podcast

Marianne Williamson

News, Religion & Spirituality

4.81K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 27 minutes

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In part 2 of Transforming Capitalism, we continue our examination of the ways in which modern American capitalism fails to adequately provide for the majority of Americans. We discuss some concrete policies that would ease the financial oppression that burdens so many of our citizens, and how a financially secure populace benefits us all. We hear about some hopeful signs that the tides might be turning against the entrenched orthodoxy of neoliberalism.

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Marshall Steinbaum (@Econ_Marshall)

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Podcast produced by Jon Ehrens and Lauren Selsky

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0:00.0

I'm Marianne Williamson and welcome to the Transform Podcast where we will examine the forces

0:07.0

of chaos that threaten to distress, the acts of love that can make the whole thing transform.

0:17.0

My first question to you is, do you believe that capitalism is so inherently flawed, that

0:25.6

it is not possible for it to be salvaged or transformed in such a way as to provide

0:31.1

the basic necessities for the majority of people?

0:33.6

Hi there.

0:34.6

My name is Esther.

0:36.6

I would say that the American economy is working for me, and I'm very, very grateful,

0:42.6

but I think it's completely out of balance and wrong because it's not working for as a majority

0:51.6

of people, and I just because it works for me does not mean it's good.

1:00.6

Hello Marianne.

1:01.6

My name is Marilyn, and I am calling from Glenmore, Pennsylvania.

1:07.6

Capitalism and theory sounds great.

1:10.6

Work hard and you will do well.

1:13.6

Unfortunately, interactive greed takes over.

1:17.6

Those who do well not only make money, they also become the ones who get to make up the rules.

1:23.6

Wealth in itself is not a crime, but neither is poverty.

1:28.6

Some help people at the top income level flush their moral center.

1:32.6

Really interesting new analysis from the Washington Post has put this up there on the screen.

1:36.6

It's called the billionaire boom.

1:38.6

So Elon Musk Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, and six other billionaires made more than 360 billion

1:44.6

during the pandemic.

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