Interview · moment 13 of 18
Marshall McLuhan, Tax Loopholes, and the Rigged System
from The Great Francis James · #110
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3 minGuest
Francis connects his grad school reading of Marshall McLuhan to realizing the economic system is rigged in favor of the wealthy through depreciation and tax shelters, citing Trump's bankruptcies, and pivots into automation and AI eliminating jobs discussed at Bilderberg.
- 37:41The wealthy pay less in taxes through loopholes and depreciation shelters, allowing billionaires to reduce their tax burden.
- 38:23Bilderberg recently discussed automation and employment for the first time.
- 38:34Neither the 1916 election nor current politics addresses robotics, algorithms, or artificial intelligence.
- 38:47Climate change, solar flares, and other cataclysmic threats are completely ignored by media and policymakers.
- 39:05Tim points out that tabloid coverage of Stormy Daniels drowns out reporting on catastrophic environmental threats like icebergs and forest fires.
- 39:23New York's character and population have a unique distinction from the rest of America.
- 39:39The question shifts to what has fundamentally changed about the people living in New York over time.