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Grand Theft Banks: How the Government Funds Wall Street

Grand Theft Banks: How the Government Funds Wall Street

FromThe Socialist Program with Brian Becker


Grand Theft Banks: How the Government Funds Wall Street

FromThe Socialist Program with Brian Becker

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Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Sep 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

On today's episode we discuss one of the key ways that the biggest capitalist enterprises receive huge government assistance -- quantitative easing. This policy, carried out by central banks, has been the subject of major debate in recent weeks. What is quantitative easing, and is it going away any time soon?
Professor Richard Wolff is an author & co-founder of the organization Democracy at Work. You can check out his work at rdwolff.com.
Released:
Sep 15, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

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