Episode 191 - How to Spin Gold from Straw
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In Rumpelstiltskin, the miller's daughter can rely on the magical dwarf to help her to spin straw into gold for the king. In reality there are no magical dwarves, but there are monopolistic cartel capitalists who have found the way to make the public pay through their nose for commonplace items. Welcome to the realm of artificial scarcity.
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Documentation
| Documentation - Rumpelstiltskin | |
| Time Reference: | 05:00 |
| Description: | Cartoon version of the old fairy tale. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation - McRibs and the Art of Artificial Scarcity | |
| Time Reference: | 09:33 |
| Description: | How to make something appear valuable: make it appear scarce. |
| Link To: | abcnews.go.com |
| Documentation - Diamonds: The Jewel of Denial | |
| Time Reference: | 12:42 |
| Description: | Episode 027 of the Peace Revolution podcast. |
| Link To: | peacerevolution.org |
| Documentation - Most Bottled Water is from the Tap | |
| Time Reference: | 24:34 |
| Description: | How to spin gold from water. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation - CFR admits false scarcity tactic as a way of promoting H1N1 vaccine | |
| Time Reference: | 28:39 |
| Description: | Notice the laughter when she proposes the trick... |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation - Calgary H1N1 flu shot clinics overwhelmed | |
| Time Reference: | 29:55 |
| Description: | How to spin gold from flu shots. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation - Alex Jones:Running on empty | |
| Time Reference: | 35:36 |
| Description: | Alex Jones gives an excellent breakdown of the artificial scarcity tactic applied to oil. |
| Link To: | YouTube.com |
| Documentation - Saudis cut oil output, claim market is oversupplied | |
| Time Reference: | 43:35 |
| Description: | Cutting production during massive destabilization of the middle east? There is an oil shortage, but it's not natural. |
| Link To: | Reuters |