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Capital in the Twenty First Century

Really, with what I getfrom these peasants, I can hardly affordto pay my perfume bills

Really, with what I get
from these peasants, I can hardly afford
to pay my perfume bills

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Really, with what I get from these peasants,
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I can hardly afford to pay my perfume bills.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
33
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:11
Uploaded
Jun 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
GFC Films,Upside Télévision

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Based on Thomas Piketty's No. 1 New York Times Bestseller, Capital in the Twenty-First Century explores one of the most important and controversial subjects of our time: wealth, and who gets a share of the dividends.
Oh, I keep forgetting, Gabelle, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
Oh, I keep forgetting, Gabelle,
You think that one person is as good as another -- - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
You think that one person is as good as another --
He gets everything -- he gets the money, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:11
He gets everything -- he gets the money,
These land-owning men, these first sons, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
These land-owning men, these first sons,
And as a consequence, they are driven by a desire - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:13
And as a consequence, they are driven by a desire
And this is the way that the aristocracy worked, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:10
And this is the way that the aristocracy worked,
The examples that Thomas Piketty has - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:17
The examples that Thomas Piketty has
WILLIAMS: Mr. Darcy, for example, in Pride and Prejudice, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
WILLIAMS: Mr. Darcy, for example, in Pride and Prejudice,
This land just creates money for him. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
This land just creates money for him.
CHARLOTTE: Miserable he may be, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
CHARLOTTE: Miserable he may be,
- LIZZIE: Tell me. - CHARLOTTE: 10,000 a year, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
- LIZZIE: Tell me. - CHARLOTTE: 10,000 a year,
WILLIAMS: Jane Austen created a fantasy - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
WILLIAMS: Jane Austen created a fantasy
But the reality is there's no way a Mr. Darcy would marry - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:09
But the reality is there's no way a Mr. Darcy would mar...
He would marry an heiress, possibly even a cousin, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
He would marry an heiress, possibly even a cousin,
WILLIAMS: Money marries money. There's nothing to do with love. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
WILLIAMS: Money marries money. There's nothing to do wi...
And what we see now, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
And what we see now,
In Britain, inherited wealth is everything... again. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
In Britain, inherited wealth is everything... again.
Nowadays, 1% of the population owns 70% of our land. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
Nowadays, 1% of the population owns 70% of our land.
♪ I've been broke all my life - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
♪ I've been broke all my life
♪ Oh, I done worked all my life ♪ - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:22
♪ Oh, I done worked all my life ♪