Why aren't you rich?
Channel: ItHadToBeSaid
Date: 2019-10-12

In this video I talk about the systemic or structural reasons why most people simply cannot get rich under a system like capitalism. It’s not for lack of hard work. I look at what money is and how it is related to power and control. I also go into cultural beliefs about capitalism and how they hold us back.

Links: The state of inequality: https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/06/14/eye-popping-analysis-shows-top-1-gained-21-trillion-wealth-1989-while-bottom-half

Why people living under capitalism go along with it, despite their best interest:  https://eand.co/how-capitalism-taught-americans-to-love-exploitation-5db12d3a6e93

Michael Perelman, The Invention of Capitalism: https://www.dukeupress.edu/The-Invention-of-Capitalism/

Gabriel Kolko, The Triumph of Conservatism: https://archive.org/details/KolkoGabrielTheTriumphOfConservatism/page/n10