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The Hartmann Report

WHAT IS THE WEALTH OF A NATION?

The Hartmann Report

Thom Hartmann

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

4.51.3K Ratings

🗓️ 17 November 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

It’s time to break the curse of “Voodoo Economics,” and a return to manufacturing must be at the core of the effort to rebuild the “wealth of this nation.” Why Is the media hyping inflation and ignoring the good economic news?  Professor Richard Wolff joins the show to explain "What is Financialization and How Has It Damaged America?"

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0:28.3

This is the Tom Harbin program.

0:47.2

And greetings my friends, patriots, lovers of democracy, truth and justice,

0:51.8

believers in peace, freedom, and the American way.

0:55.5

Tom Harbin here with you.

0:57.3

We've got a lot on the program today.

0:59.1

Our one guest will be Professor Richard Wolff.

1:01.9

I want to ask him what is financialization and how has a damaged America?

1:06.5

It plays into my rant today, which I'll get to in a minute.

1:09.2

You know, it's a large issue.

1:10.9

And Professor Wolff, of course, Professor Economics, I'm looking forward to seeing what he has to say about that.

1:16.5

But to start out our day here, my rant over at HartmanReport.com is titled,

1:21.9

what is the wealth of a nation?

1:25.5

And then to point out that it's time to break the curse of voodoo economics

1:29.9

and return to manufacturing at the core of our economy if we want to make our country wealthy.

1:35.2

So, you know, let me just lay this out.

1:37.2

China, the news hook, as it were for this story today, is that it was reported this week

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