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Jiang uses Thomas Piketty to state that, over the past century, the financial economy has grown faster than the real economy and capital has grown faster than manufacturing.
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Thomas Piketty
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...first theory. The second theory that we have is, you know, Thomas Piketty wrote this great book called Capital in the 21st Century. I'm..."
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Jiang says capitalism tends toward a renter economy in which speculation yields higher returns than productive labor, driving overfinancialization and eventual collapse because real wealth creation withers.
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"...first theory. The second theory that we have is, you know, Thomas Piketty wrote this great book called Capital in the 21st Century. I'm..."
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"So if you put your money in a stock market, you should see about 5 % any returns. If you go open a restaurant..."
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"...a book called, Capital, in the 21st Century, by Thomas Pickens. Thomas Piketty. Thomas Piketty, is a French economist. And, this is a very..."
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"Real economy, grows at, 2%. Alright? If things stay stable, over time, this will happen, to all societies. Capital, will grow faster, than the..."
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"...So, Peter Turchin tells us we're screwed. Then you look at Thomas Piketty, and you have the monopolization of capital, the consolidation of capital..."
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"Yeah, well, Thomas Piketty, he made, well, in the book here, Capital Referred to, he made a point that in, that the United States..."
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"...theory. Um. Is proposed by an economist. A French economist named Thomas Piketty. Piketty. Okay. And he wrote a book called Capital in the..."
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"...does not grow that fast. Okay. And the difference is stark. Thomas Piketty spent a lot of time going over income tax. Just looking..."
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"...The third is the idea of financialization as we discussed on Thomas Piketty and Carol Kuechly provide this idea where over time to make..."
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"...time. So, there's this very famous French economist. His name is Thomas Piketty. And he wrote a book called Capital in the 21st Century...."
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