BILL MOYERS JOURNAL | Preview: Simon Johnson & Rep. Marcy Kaptur | PBS

[perspektuv]

Oh for crying out loud - JUST AUDIT THE FED!

[takforalt]

When corporations (banks) get in bed with the government it is fascism, not socialism, Ms Kaptur.

[RedDelPaPa]

The US Federal Government will NOT go against the mega international banking cartel. Because this cartel OWNS the US Federal Government via the Federal Reserve system.

[lloydmer]

oh Simon Johnson, how in the h*ll can bail-outs for bankers be construed as "capitalism"?!

hint: never, ever, trust a IMF person - either current or former - that includes Simon Johnson. The IMF works only in the interest of multi-national corporations and their profits by using dictatorships, torture, and ridiculous "loan" packages to impoverish countries around the world. Read the Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein to learn more. A documentary should be coming out soon with the same title.

[CosmosPrivateer]

I was wondering when Simon received a conscious.

It's hard for me to see him as a compassionate person.

[Bluzer86]

wooo capitalism, wooo greed, no way out untill something changes about that

[DruidAnthony]

Dont forget 911 is an inside job pass it on.

[zazachar]

Comment to American corporations and corrupt government is Russian - "greed will choke the sucker".

My first place strong and big USSR collapsed in few month, my second place USA will collapse shortly, it is morally and financially broken. Where will be my third place, probably China - capitalism under communist government?

[billeybop]

There is a difference between capitalism and looterism. Something is only a lie when it can be proven. Name calling is not cinsidered proving something to be true or false. These people live like kings and spit in our faces as they continue on their merry way, laughing all the way to the bank! OH, wait, they are the bank!

[zzx2847]

Simon Johnson is wrong on this, corporations lobbying to government isn't capitalism, it's corporatism which is existed under the National Socialists (Nazis) during WW2.

[RonPaulGeorgeRingo]

The New Conservative Bible (excerpt):

In the beginning, there was Reagan.

And Reagan said, "Let there be debt." And there was debt.

[TheNewVideo]

BILL MOYERS is a radical leftist. Anything goes with them. Lies, deception, making all of those who follow the pop star become them.

[qualityrkc]

lol how is bill moyers a radical?

[WAKathy]

To New Video--It is you who is deceiving yourself. Bill Moyers is brave enough to tell the truth to the American people. The corporations are lobbying to totally control our Congress and economy. We are the pawns in the game unless we grow backbones and fight back.

[DillonX]

How much each candidate received in bribes from the Insurance Companies SHOULD BE A MAJOR ISSUE IN THE NEXT ELECTION.

[MrObongo]

PBS are just a bunch of communist nerds

The Miltary should just round these people up and imprison them for treason

[qualityrkc]

and you wonder why people make fun of you mr obongo. You should do the conservatives a favor and keep your comments to yourself. You are a harm to your own cause and you dont even realize it.

[tjfgermany58123]

We need a war on Corrupt Federal Government. Why do we just accept that our elected congressmen take bribes and make laws that benifit corporation and monopolies and not US citizens? Since Reagan, labor unions have been beat down. Aside from a revolution, labor unions are the only way Americans can get their true Federal Government back.

[jeffmagic32]

Unions have the same selfish special interests as any other organized group. They just want more money and power for themselves, no different than the Sierra Club, the NRA, or GE.

[jimtrueblue99]

Neither of Bill Moyers' guests know what they're talking about: this is fascism--the merger of the state and private corporations.

[JixMa]

This is such a great Bill Moyers episode! Can hardly wait to watch it in full.

[Luinreg]

That's an interesting thought. The purest form of capitalism takes socialism to maintain capitalism.

We really have to start ensuring that people who have an invested interest in changing the federal government for a company's gains to not be involved in the government. Also stop counting companies as people altogether.

[Richterscale]

I agree except for one thing. You imply that what we have is the "purest form of Capitalism".

It is anything BUT that. What we have is crony capitalism, which is the bottom of the barrel as far as types of capitalism are concerned

[sedatedlife18]

"The purest form of capitalism"

Since there has never been a true free market economy in the history of the world I just don't understand how you or anyone can make that kind of statement. Socialism is what originally caused the economic crisis, and as time goes on we will see quite clearly that socialism is not the answer to remedy the problem. Socialism cannot exist in a strong (militarily) nation. It turns into a command economy thus nullifying any benefits it would bring.

[garycole8]

This is so true ! I wish everyone could hear the true spoken like it is spoken here.