Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
The real pandemic we face today is the ignorance of capitalism. Aljazeera perfectly illustrate the level of ignorance we face up to when it comes to the study of economics.
Although I left out the argument about individualism, time and time again it is ignored that there is no _'type of'_ capitalism, capitalism is the only individualist system that exists. To correlate capitalism in any shape or form to collectivism is to correlate it to socialism. You may as well call a socialist type of capitalism the mixed economy, even then, a socialist type of capitalism is an oxymoron and is more appropriately called corporatism. Capitalism is not corporatism.
I respond on filmmaker and activist, Astra Taylor, who misconstrues capitalism with the corporatist system we live under today, especially on bailouts and American healthcare costs; economist, Aditya Chakrabortty who strangely things socialising losses and privatising gains is capitalism, as well as economic sociologist, Linsey McGoey who clearly doesn't understand, not only the laws of supply and demand when it comes to the price of goods and services, but tries to blame capitalism for the price gouging today during a period when there are shortages.
Like I have noted, there is no perfect system, capitalism is not perfect, but it is the capitalist system that best deals with this problem through consumer choice and fierce competition which we live in the absence of.
Intro: (0:00)
Projecting the Blame: (4:16)
Prices Explained: (6:11)
The Crisis: (7:27)
Inequality Myth: (10:22)
American Healthcare: (11:37)
Profits Explained: (16:35)
Investments: (18:24)
Price Controls: (19:21)
Charity: (19:59)
Taxation: (21:56)
Private vs Public: (23:21)
Price Gouging: (24:11)
The Bailouts: (25:56)
The Confusion: (27:35)
Resource Efficiency: (28:40)
Utopian Beliefs: (30:00)
Collective vs Individual: (30:56)
Outro: (32:00)
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The real pandemic we face today is the ignorance of capitalism. Aljazeera perfectly illustrate the level of ignorance we face up to when it comes to the study of economics.
Although I left out the argument about individualism, time and time again it is ignored that there is no _'type of'_ capitalism, capitalism is the only individualist system that exists. To correlate capitalism in any shape or form to collectivism is to correlate it to socialism. You may as well call a socialist type of capitalism the mixed economy, even then, a socialist type of capitalism is an oxymoron and is more appropriately called corporatism. Capitalism is not corporatism.
I respond on filmmaker and activist, Astra Taylor, who misconstrues capitalism with the corporatist system we live under today, especially on bailouts and American healthcare costs; economist, Aditya Chakrabortty who strangely things socialising losses and privatising gains is capitalism, as well as economic sociologist, Linsey McGoey who clearly doesn't understand, not only the laws of supply and demand when it comes to the price of goods and services, but tries to blame capitalism for the price gouging today during a period when there are shortages.
Like I have noted, there is no perfect system, capitalism is not perfect, but it is the capitalist system that best deals with this problem through consumer choice and fierce competition which we live in the absence of.
Intro: (0:00)
Projecting the Blame: (4:16)
Prices Explained: (6:11)
The Crisis: (7:27)
Inequality Myth: (10:22)
American Healthcare: (11:37)
Profits Explained: (16:35)
Investments: (18:24)
Price Controls: (19:21)
Charity: (19:59)
Taxation: (21:56)
Private vs Public: (23:21)
Price Gouging: (24:11)
The Bailouts: (25:56)
The Confusion: (27:35)
Resource Efficiency: (28:40)
Utopian Beliefs: (30:00)
Collective vs Individual: (30:56)
Outro: (32:00)
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![Why Subsidies Dont Work: Government Failure in Economics
In this video I explain why subsidies dont work which is a common problem with government failure in economics. Socialists and quasi-socialists alike fail to comprehend capitalism, that it is not a system of guaranteeing business success and more often than not, it is a result of their government intervention through regulation, taxation and subsidies that result in business failure, which leads them to believe that capitalism is somehow failing, therefore, capitalism needs to be bailed out.
This is an erroneous argument as it ignores what capitalism is. Capitalism is not about an over-regulated private sector nor is it relative to government taxation. As history proves and as I explain, the internal improvements [corporate subsidies] were being financed by heavy protectionist tariffs imposed on the market. The evidence stacked against the subsidies illustrates why subsidies dont work.
Throughout the 19th century, whether it was the turnpike industry, steamship industry or even the railroad industry, you would see hundreds of private companies that took on the corporate subsidies by government going under facing bankruptcy. I have noted numerous times about the North Pacific Railroad company and James J. Hill, you can also check out Burt Fulsoms excellent talk on the failure of Edward Collins steamship company and why Cornelius Vanderbilt gave him a showing up here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsCptN_F1OA&t=8s
Time and time again, folk, regardless of whether you talk about the lead up to the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890, the Great Depression of 1929, or even the Banking Crisis of 2008, you will see why subsidies are destructive. It was the fault of the government subsidies that resulted in bad banks getting away with legally protected fraud because the government through subsidies took away the risk of the creditors.
Risk is something important, as are losses which play an important role in the economy as profits do. I have explained in detail for why this is.
You can also check out my explanation on the banking crisis of 2008 for a better understanding on why it happened here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCHahZ2e6kU
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