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Capital in the Twenty First Century

These land-owning men,these first sons, they also have a hugeamount of political power,...

These land-owning men,
these first sons, they also have a huge
amount of political power, because a lot of them are
the MPs, they're elites

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These land-owning men, these first sons,
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they also have a huge amount of political power,
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because a lot of them are the MPs, they're elites.
Duration
10 seconds
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37
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:59
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.
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 ♪
The way the elite stays in power and passes on their privilege - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:08
The way the elite stays in power and passes on their privile...
♪ How does it feel to be ri-i-ich? ♪ - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:23
♪ How does it feel to be ri-i-ich? ♪
The problem is that extreme inequality - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:12
The problem is that extreme inequality
Because if you have a situation where an elite - Capital in the Twenty First Century 00:12
Because if you have a situation where an elite