Neo-feudalism: G7 supports BlackRock buying up world's infrastructure, to make rich even richer from Geopolitical Economy Report

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Neo-feudalism: G7 supports BlackRock buying up world's infrastructure, to make rich even richer

31 minutes Posted Jun 15, 2024 at 3:18 pm.

, I meant to say "over 90%", well above 60%.)

Global inequality

G7 summit in Italy

BlackRock CEO invited to G7 summit

What is BlackRock?

PGI: US' corporate alternative to China's Belt & Road

(Clip) BlackRock CEO Larry Fink speaks at G7 summit

Wall Street vulture funds

BlackRock buys up infrastructure

BlackRock buys Malaysia's airports

BlackRock veterans run Biden's Treasury

Blackstone CEO funds Trump campaign

Investment companies buy up houses

BlackRock runs world's largest Bitcoin fund

Privatization of infrastructure

WEF: "You'll own nothing. And you'll be happy"

Home ownership under socialism vs. capitalism

Correction: over 90%* (I misspoke)

Home ownership under socialism vs. capitalism

World Economic Forum

Return on capital exceeds economic growth

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Western governments invited billionaire BlackRock CEO Larry Fink to the G7 summit in Italy to speak about "public-private partnerships" and why oligarchs should buy up global infrastructure (to compete with China's state-led Belt and Road Initiative). Ben Norton discusses how capitalism is becoming so extremely monopolized and unequal that it is devolving into neo-feudalism.

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