Air Date: 1/14/2026 Being a bad person who doesn't care about others is helpful in one's pursuit of becoming wealthy. However, becoming wealthy is also helpful in becoming a bad person who doesn't care about others, not that anyone sets out with this as a goal but it is a natural byproduct of wealth and the normal functioning of our market economy. What this means is that the nature of money, market dynamics, and wealth to corrode morality is a systemic problem, not a collection of individual failings, and should be addressed as such. Be part of the show! 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KEY POINTS KP 1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRMPxXB_-Ys">The Truth About Income Inequality No One Told You - UNFTR Media - Air Date 7-21-25</a> KP 2: <a href= "https://www.pbs.org/video/split-economy-1760475762/">K-shaped Economy: Why the Wealthy Are Thriving as Most Americans Fall Behind - PBS NewsHour - Air Date 10-14-25</a> KP 3: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1lVvtkbnC0">Chris Hedges: The Warped Psychology of the Rich - The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel - Air Date 6-24-25</a> KP 4: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3f8ZGZ75zg">The Capitalist Mindset - The Market Exit - Air Date 12-9-25</a> KP 5: <a href= "https://art19.com/shows/the-art-of-manliness?q=how%20power">How Power Corrupts Part 1 - The Art of Manliness - Air Date 4-6-22</a> KP 6: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MC0vKzRmPos">Where Are Americas Leaders? - Robert Reich and Inequality Media Civic Action - Air Date 1-6-26</a> KP 7: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSc6OqSPq2E">Why WORKERS Should OWN Companies - The Market Exit - Air Date 4-30-25</a> (00:48:50) NOTE FROM THE EDITOR On all the reasons we need to squash wealth inequality DEEPER DIVES (01:02:59) SECTION A: THE EFFECTS OF WEALTH INEQUALITY A1: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nBbBnFUG14">The USA Is a "Third World" Country for Millions of Americans - Raising Wildflowers - Air Date 7-13-25</a> A2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDHec2Ku6Ug">The Shocking Truth About Wealth Inequality in America - Established Context - Air Date 2-22-2025</a> A3: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU_5tw0svoc">How Wealth Corrupts Democracy with Christy McGillivray - Head in the Office - Air Date 10-24-25</a> A4: <a href= "https://art19.com/shows/the-art-of-manliness?q=how%20power">How Power Corrupts Part 2 - The Art of Manliness - Air Date 4-6-22</a> A5: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0lEbH2kEw8">UK Budget - The End of Democracy? Part 1 - Garys Economics - Air Date 11-23-25</a> (01:42:01) SECTION B: THE MINDSET OF THE RICH & POWERFUL B1: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uREwZ2mWt0">RESOURCE WARS and the Economics of Scarcity with Richard D Wolff - Jacobin - Air Date 9-4-24</a> B2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK-PmfkViDE">Tax Is Not Theft: Why the "It's My Money" Argument Is Wrong - Richard J Murphy - Air Date 12-18-25</a> B3: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U33YXb-3_fA">The Jacob Rees-Mogg Illusion: Why the Rich Think They're the Victims - Barry's Economics - Air Date 11-16-25</a> B4: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFKBUbKveGI">The Fraud Behind Our 'Thought Leaders' - The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel - Air Date 1-5-26</a> (02:18:09) SECTION C: TAX THE RICH C1: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeZoNTJgBZs">'People Are so Disgusted' - Economist Thomas Piketty on Why We Need a Wealth Tax - Channel 4 News - Air Date 12-10-25</a> C2: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0lEbH2kEw8">UK Budget - The End of Democracy? 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