The whole video is worth a watch, but here’s the highlight reel for those in a hurry: At 2:39, we learn that the Bush and Obama administrations have more in common than many Americans would care to admit. At 5:11, we learn how the banks became “too big to jail,” and at 9:11, we find out why this attitude makes the next financial crisis “inevitable.” The toll the pressure to “play ball” with Wall Street is taking on our democracy is highlighted at 12:49, and the surprisingly simple solution to everything is revealed at 19:13.
The whole video is worth a watch, but here’s the highlight reel for those in a hurry: At 2:39, we learn that the Bush and Obama administrations have more in common than many Americans would care to admit. At 5:11, we learn how the banks became “too big to jail,” and at 9:11, we find out why this attitude makes the next financial crisis “inevitable.” The toll the pressure to “play ball” with Wall Street is taking on our democracy is highlighted at 12:49, and the surprisingly simple solution to everything is revealed at 19:13.
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