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Economy Simplified

A series of videos that attempts to explain the economy in easy to understand terms.

Text: (For those of you who would rather read it).

Hello and welcome to the first of what I hope to be several videos explaining our economy. The first thing you need to know is this: The economy is a lot simpler than most people realize

A few weeks ago, I was talking to a friend. I was explaining how the economy works and what can be done to fix it to get us out of the mess we have been in since 2007 – 2008. He said: “The economy isn’t that simple.”

The American People Lose Again

…as the American people watch their elected representatives in Washington DC scurry about like rats in a maze – trying every door to find the cheese – except the correct one …

The facts:

Middle class wages have been stagnant for the past thirty years.

The 400 richest families in America own more wealth than the bottom 150 million people.

The wealth disparity gap in this country is the greatest it has been since the 1920s.

There are more people living in poverty in America now than at any other time in our history.