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The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel

Government used to have a lot of power to extract wealth in the form of taxes, and then be...

Government used to have a lot of power to extract wealth in the form of taxes, and then be able
to use that wealth for the betterment
of the society as a whole

Full Transcript

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Government used to have
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a lot of power to extract wealth
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in the form of taxes,
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and then be able to use that wealth
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for the betterment of the society as a whole.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
142
Timestamp in Movie
00:32:48
Uploaded
May 27, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
N/A

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Movie Summary

Exposes how companies are desperately rebranding as socially responsible - and how that threatens democratic freedoms.
But what's happened now is that - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:10
But what's happened now is that
First of all, companies and rich people - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:08
First of all, companies and rich people
Second thing that happens is the government - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:05
Second thing that happens is the government
And then social problems start to grow, - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:06
And then social problems start to grow,
Rich people step onto the scene - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:06
Rich people step onto the scene
And government, my gosh ... - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:06
And government, my gosh ...
How much money do we need to be investing - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:05
How much money do we need to be investing
[Susan] By 2020, 44% of all water infrastructure - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:09
[Susan] By 2020, 44% of all water infrastructure
[Susan] In the 1970s, there were - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:05
[Susan] In the 1970s, there were
[Angelo] And Io and behold, the answer is privatization. - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:04
[Angelo] And Io and behold, the answer is privatization.
[Susan] What we believe is that private industry - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:08
[Susan] What we believe is that private industry
[narrator] American Water Works - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:23
[narrator] American Water Works
Clean, drinking water is a fundamental human right. - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:04
Clean, drinking water is a fundamental human right.
That the corporate mind could even conceive - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:07
That the corporate mind could even conceive
Corporations have figured out that there are - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:11
Corporations have figured out that there are
The private sector is voracious - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:07
The private sector is voracious
First, privatize government services - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:05
First, privatize government services
And also, the seizure - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:11
And also, the seizure
How can we get more money out of the public commons? - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:04
How can we get more money out of the public commons?
[Diane Ravitch] The for-profit motivation - The New Corporation: The Unfortunately Necessary Sequel 00:06
[Diane Ravitch] The for-profit motivation