Nick Hanauer on His Banned TED Talk & Why the Middle Class are the Job Creators

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Venture capitalist and entrepreneur Nick Hanauer on his banned TED talk, why trickle-down economics doesn't work and why the middle class are the true job creators

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Nick Hanauer on His Banned TED Talk & Why the Middle Class are the Job Creators (Original post)	edcantor	May 2012	OP
Glad Nick is getting some more exposure	99th_Monkey	May 2012	#1
His TED talk was finally posted, by the way, and..	edcantor	May 2012	#2
Nicks's TED talk was posted .. finally	99th_Monkey	May 2012	#4
This is a must-see video.	JDPriestly	May 2012	#3

Response to edcantor (Original post)

Wed May 30, 2012, 04:51 PM

99th_Monkey (7,205 posts)

1. Glad Nick is getting some more exposure

I love how TED "banning" him kick-started his TED talk to go viral.

hee hee.

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Wed May 30, 2012, 05:13 PM

edcantor (325 posts)

2. His TED talk was finally posted, by the way, and..

Sam's interview is a great one here. There's real meat, even though it's kind of lengthy, well worth the time.

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Thu May 31, 2012, 04:45 AM

99th_Monkey (7,205 posts)

4. Nicks's TED talk was posted .. finally

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Once they saw it going viral .. they are not stupid .. they more or
less had to or "look even worse" to ever more people.

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Wed May 30, 2012, 05:17 PM

JDPriestly (37,758 posts)

3. This is a must-see video.

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I have been trying to explain this economic concept on DU at various times, but Nick Hanauer explains it so that it is easy to understand.

"Gardens of Democracy" is his book.

I hate to say this, but it appears to me that, if he values democracy, Mr. Hanauer is way out of touch with the truly very rich.

The real goal of the very, very rich is to position themselves so that they have extreme power, can wield that power over their servants and employees and can enjoy their villas, wherever they may be.

Oh, and I forgot. The truly rich love to pose as philanthropists -- another way to demonstrate their personal power.

Nevertheless, Mr. Hanauer is right about the real economy.

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