How The Wealthy Gaslight America

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In our latest video essay, Chelsea dives into the dark reality of class privilege, and some truths abut class in America that many people don't want to hear. Join the Society at the $4.99 tier and get instant access ad-free, extended director's cut of this episode! Special thanks to: Ashley C. Ford http://www.ashleycford.net/ Amanda Holden https://www.amanda-holden.com/ Summer Orban 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:05 The myth of the American dream 00:13:17 Being poor: the ultimate luxury good 00:21:14 The scourge of stealth wealth 00:26:14 The Ivy League, the wealthy's show pony 00:30:53 Rich people, the ultimate welfare queens 00:42:20 How rich people buy their own laws 00:45:26 The Ivanka effect, or when identity politics fail 00:47:52 Poverty and race, a match made in hell 00:52:26 Why money makes people more conservative Source links: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2020/09/social-mobility-upwards-decline-usa-us-america-economics/ https://www.fool.com/the-ascent/personal-finance/articles/study-shows-only-27-of-wealthy-americans-are-self-made/ https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/economic-inequality/524610/ https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2023/apr/30/eva-wiseman-why-do-we-buy-into-stealth-wealth-and-the-class-who-wear-it https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/03/richer-parents-are-the-problem-with-admissions-not-affirmative-action.html https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2023/07/24/1189443223/affirmative-action-for-rich-kids-its-more-than-just-legacy-admissions https://www.history.com/news/voting-rights-timeline https://theintercept.com/2018/02/05/mass-incarceration-class-predictor-race/ https://time.com/5388596/billionaires-welfare-bernie-sanders/ https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/taxes/capital-gains-tax-rates https://genderpolicyreport.umn.edu/working-class-diversity-in-congress/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/02/07/the-changing-face-of-congress/ https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/10/24/18009856/working-class-income-inequality-randy-bryce-alexandria-ocasio-cortez https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/04/majority-of-lawmakers-millionaires/ https://www.bustle.com/p/ivanka-trump-didnt-celebrate-equal-pay-day-thats-a-far-cry-from-her-campaign-promises-8749150 https://democracyforward.org/work/uncovering-ivanka-trumps-hypocrisy-on-equal-pay/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2023/03/working-class-white-voters-gop-house-agenda/673500/ https://inequality.org/research/military-recruiters-high-school/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/02/20/heres-proof-that-making-money-makes-you-more-right-wing-and-less-egalitarian/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/21/us-un-living-standards-sustainable-development-goals https://www.ft.com/content/c361e372-769e-45cd-a063-f5c0a7767cf4 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSPYNpQ2fHv9HJ-q6MIMaPw/join The Financial Diet site: http://www.thefinancialdiet.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefinancialdiet Twitter: https://twitter.com/TFDiet Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefinancialdiet/?hl=en