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Billionaires Driving America Off a Cliff! Is Economic Crash Coming? - Thom Hartmann
What happens when a country stops pretending to care about democracy and just lets the billionaires run wild? Look no further than Putin’s Russia — a place where wealth buys protection, loyalty buys power, and corruption isn’t hidden, it’s institutionalized.
Now, under Donald Trump’s return to power, Elon Musk’s tightening grip on federal spending, and a GOP entirely beholden to dark money, America is no longer just heading for a cliff. The billionaires in charge are speeding to it. - Aired on 04/08/2025.