Perspectives on the Pandemic | The Monopoly Edition with author Matt Stoller | Episode Eight

In this "monopoly edition" of Perspectives, Matt Stoller, author of Goliath: The 100-Year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy, forecasts the actual amount of the Wall Street bailout; the coming disappearance of most small business; the problems that emerge when monopolies control health care; the emergence of a Wall Street-oriented "planned economy"; the failure of progressives to stop the theft of trillions, and much more. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Watch more episodes of Perspectives on the Pandemic here: Episode 1: https://dai.ly/x7ubcws Episode 2: https://dai.ly/k7af1wKOAvcoA7w5DkZ Episode 3: https://youtu.be/VK0Wtjh3HVA Episode 4: https://youtu.be/cwPqmLoZA4s Episode 5: https://dai.ly/k3l3VyZ2YQv6Zbw5VqE Episode 6: https://youtu.be/3f0VRtY9oTs Episode 7: https://youtu.be/2JbOvjtnPpE Episode 8: https://youtu.be/WlLmt6_w_AM All removed episodes are available on the producers Facebook page, here: https://www.facebook.com/perspectivesonthepandemic/videos/ 00:33-Who is Matt Stoller? 01:14-Are the pandemic bailouts stopping a New Deal instead of a depression? 04:51-The stimulus package is a “total system failure” 08:24-The difference between the Federal Reserve, the Treasury Department, and Congress’ stimulus package 11:10-Where is the stimulus package money coming from, and where is going? 13:10-Will the stimulus turn into federal debt? 15:27-Breaking down the economy 20:21-What the Democratic Party needed to do 24:58-Where were the progressives in all of this? 29:17-The pandemic’s effect on monopolizing businesses 33:07-Will this pandemic end with only Amazon, Walmart, and Costco? 35:04-On decentralization 38:32-What is the power structure of the American economy and politics? 41:21-How does monopolization affect the healthcare system? 44:48-The business of the Wartime Production Act 47:32-History lesson: The role of monopolies in the opioid epidemic 51:21-How to start reforming the healthcare system 54:17-How did Bill Gates get involved in all of this? 57:39-The shifting of businesses in this time 1:02:19-Resisting corporate power For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/ Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures Visit our subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/JourneymanPictures/ Libby Handros & John Kirby