Marx Today: "Capitalists Aren't Geniuses, They Inherit Wealth"

Marx Today: Capitalists Aren't Geniuses, They Inherit Wealth

They want you to believe billionaires earned their fortunes through genius and hard work. But the data tells a completely different story. In this video, we break down how Marx's analysis of capitalism remains devastatingly accurate in 2025—and why the myth of the "self-made billionaire" is just that: a myth.

You'll Learn:

• The truth about billionaire wealth and inheritance
• Why 60% of extreme wealth comes from inheritance, monopoly power, or crony capitalism
• How the labor theory of value explains modern exploitation
• The real source of innovation (hint: it's not private capitalists)
• Why social mobility is a lie designed to keep you working
• How capital accumulation concentrates wealth across generations
• What Marx actually proposed as an alternative
• Concrete steps we can take to build working-class power

Key Topics Covered:

The myth of meritocracy and the inheritance trap
Surplus value extraction in the modern economy
How publicly funded research gets privatized for profit
Why wealth inequality is returning to Gilded Age levels
The role of ideology in maintaining capitalist hegemony
Worker cooperatives as a real alternative
Class struggle in the 21st century


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