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Capital in the Twenty First Century

That's what kept the systemgoing for as long as it did

That's what kept the system
going for as long as it did

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That's what kept the system going for as long as it did.
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Timestamp in Movie
01:01:51
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.
Let's see here, uh, balloon payment, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:11
Let's see here, uh, balloon payment,
Listen, you, when you gave me that money, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
Listen, you, when you gave me that money,
Now, calm down. This country takes care of its middle class. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
Now, calm down. This country takes care of its middle class.
Hell, we fired our CEO and he barely got out with $50 million. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
Hell, we fired our CEO and he barely got out with $50 millio...
The fear was, and I think it was a well-founded fear, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:14
The fear was, and I think it was a well-founded fear,
REPORTER: The British government blamed American bankers. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
REPORTER: The British government blamed American bankers.
When it starts to unravel, then you start to worry -- - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
When it starts to unravel, then you start to worry --
American taxpayers woke up this morning to learn their money - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:07
American taxpayers woke up this morning to learn their money
REPORTER: The Fed loaned the banks some $7.7 trillion. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:05
REPORTER: The Fed loaned the banks some $7.7 trillion.
With the bail-out news, the stock rebounded nearly 60%. - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
With the bail-out news, the stock rebounded nearly 60%.
REPORTER: Stokes rose 15% in one hour -- - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:04
REPORTER: Stokes rose 15% in one hour --
Those companies came to us and said, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:13
Those companies came to us and said,
...the American people would now be the proud owner - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
...the American people would now be the proud owner
JOHNSON: The collapse didn't occur. The system was preserved - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:14
JOHNSON: The collapse didn't occur. The system was pres...
In addition, wealthy people, rich people, - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:19
In addition, wealthy people, rich people,
REPORTER: Bloomberg estimates the banks made - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
REPORTER: Bloomberg estimates the banks made
REPORTER: 73 executives from the unit that engineered - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:11
REPORTER: 73 executives from the unit that engineered
JOHNSON: Wall Street and the views of Wall Street - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
JOHNSON: Wall Street and the views of Wall Street
FUKUYAMA: Democracies in general are susceptible to this - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:06
FUKUYAMA: Democracies in general are susceptible to this
And unless the democracy is renewed by the non-elites - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:17
And unless the democracy is renewed by the non-elites