The Long, Dark Shadows of Plutocracy

[robwitt]

12, 000 views. LMFAO's party song- 1 billion views. says a lot about our society

[bradjbourgeois]

I can hear the elite now... we give them free shade and they still complain!

[JackSmith-ppkv]

Thank you for this report. I was recently at central park and knew about the impact these large buildings were having in the community. What I didn't know was that these millionaires and billionaires didn't even pay nyc income tax. Ridiculous!

[Rickwmc]

Great wealth is generated by great crime.  If you are an honest, law-abiding, decent human being, you will be poor.

[renek]

It wouldn't surprise me if a plutocrat will buy Central Park one day, no more commons for everyone...

[Rickwmc]

Roman senator:  Senators of Rome, shall we continue to build palace after place for the rich, or decent housing for the poor? Well, how votes the senate?  Senators: F..k the poor!  Roman senator: Good!  - Mel Brooks' History of the World (1981)

[kingfriso]

For someone coming from The Netherlands it is beyond belief that political parties are financed by big industry. 

[sojutime]

Can't believe these luxury high rise tenants got tax breaks. Ridiculous.

[pcaetano]

yes, see the Fulton Mall in Fresno, CA it was marked as an Urban Park, and it has been destroyed for an unneeded street, so developers can get rich off of public funding, while the public loses 50 year old trees, public art, and architectural history.

[seanyoutub]

no income tax and no properties tax- that's fucked up.😕

[SandmanTrials]

Our entire system reminds me of a pyramid scheme. The concentration of wealth in these big cities means the pyramid looks and is bigger in denser areas, so the people on the bottom have a lot more weight to bear. You experience this normal symptom of our modern economic system even in rural areas and small towns, but the burden weighs a little less. I literally can't imagine how people in these cities aren't constantly protesting. Even at work, I would always be protesting. Somehow.

[wmaiii]

2021, 7 years later, seemingly nothing has changed.

[Rickwmc]

Ah, those luxury skyscrapers for teh super rich.  Meanwhile 90% of the world population will be living in tent cities under bridges.

[weston.weston]

Such great reporting, I wish the Moyers and Company program were still on air.

[sdrury]

curious...they don't seem to be worried about another 9.11 in the least.

[crystalparker]

And we all stand by and watch it happen, talking among ourselves about how wealth disparity is such a shame. As if we've never before seen this kind of economic tragedy and have no clue that it doesn't end well for anyone.

[lesleymoses]

This type of wealth in society is grotesque.

[madelinebigio]

Wow the Mona Lisa of Apartments in the sky 🌌

[philippekervynfaucon]

Call LArry Silverstein and the WTC7 crew.... problem solved!

[gregorys]

Question. If you build affordable housing today. Will it be affordable 5 - 10 yrs??