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Source : Robert Reich, Inequality Media, September 20th 2022
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The truth behind « self-made » billionaires
Robert Reich, Inequality Media, September 20th 2022
Video available here: The Truth Behind “Self-Made” Billionaires | Robert Reich - YouTube
Duration: 4’25’’
In this video, Rober Reich uses the examples of rich successful American businessmen who present themselves as self-made men while they owe their success to their birth in rich families. He wants to show that the myth of the self-made man, which is very important in the American dream, is a fraud.
Vocabulary
- Tax loophole: évasion fiscale
- Corporate subsidies: subventions aux entreprises
Questions
1. Who is Robert Reich and why can you consider this video as reliable?
2. What are the common points of all the businessmen mentioned in this video?
3. Why is it important to them to present themselves as self-made men?
4. According to Robert Reich, how can their success be explained?
5. Explain the last sentence of the video « the myth that blames the wealth gap on the choices of every day Americans. »
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