Economic Update: The System Implodes: Amazon, Evictions, Tax Abuses, & Minimum Wages

[S11 E08] The System Implodes: Amazon, Evictions, Tax Abuses, & Minimum Wages On this week’s show, Prof. Wolff discusses Amazon’s profits; New York state’s eviction crisis and capitalism’s reproduction of poverty and inequality; New York’s stock transfer tax; raising the minimum wage; and the subsidizing of billionaire’s big sport businesses. **Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a@Democracy At Work production. We make it a point to provide the show free of ads. Please consider supporting our work. Donate one time or become a monthly donor by visiting us at or become a patron of Economic Update on Patreon: Your contributions help keep this content free and accessible to all. Now more than ever, sharing Prof. Wolff’s message is critical. _________________________________________________________________________________________ Learn more about Prof Wolff’s new book, “The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Fails to Save Us from Pande