How Much To End World Hunger? More Than You Think | Graham Elwood
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Channel: Graham Elwood · 2018 · News & Politics
How Much To End World Hunger? More Than You Think | Graham Elwood An investigative economic commentary and wealth inequality breakdown hosted by Graham Elwood for The Political Vigilante. Reviewing a hard-hitting column by comedian and activist Lee Camp on Truthdig, Graham examines the immense scale of modern billionaire wealth—focusing on Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos's $150+ billion fortune. While Amazon raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour following public pressure from Senator Bernie Sanders and the "Stop BEZOS Act", Graham puts extreme wealth concentration into perspective: detailing how a fraction of billionaires net worth could end world hunger and provide universal clean drinking water and sanitation across the globe, while calling for sustained grassroots labour pressure, unionisation, and corporate accountability. ============================================================ ▶️ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@GrahamElwoodOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 ============================================================ 🧊 See the Full Uncensored Investigation Here: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/grahamelwood Rokfin: https://rokfin.com/grahamelwood 📺 New Comedy Special "Manifest It" on Apple TV: https://tv.apple.com/us/movie/graham-elwood-manifest-it/umc.cmc.65wuzkrazdqspd2pu240x5chp 🤝 Support the Channel (We are demonetised!): 💳 Donate: https://www.grahamelwood.com/#support 💸 Venmo: https://venmo.com/graham-elwood 👑 Join YouTube Members: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX1rle36wIlP9ry8uidnCsA/join 👕 Merch: https://www.grahamelwood.com/shop/ 🪙 Crypto Support & Affiliates: 🟠 BTC: qzx00qv3cz8xur9ujyewgda3hnc03perpqp2rz7043 🔑 BTC (Alt): 3BWaUfZ3M57KaoWVpxpbKmMEyy9Ybw8vQV 🔷 ETH: 0xD970059f6c57B4f707E778Ba19d6586039b0BD0F 🦢 SwanBitcoin: SwanBitcoin.com/grahamelwood (We both get $10.) 💳 Crypto.com: https://referral.crypto.com/signup?_branch_match_id=766078563177305504 (We both get $25.) ============================================================ 📱 Connect & Listen: 🌐 Website: http://www.grahamelwood.com 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrahamElwoodComedy/ 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grahamelwood 🐦 X/Twitter: https://x.com/grahamelwood 🎤 Live Tour Tickets: www.grahamelwood.com 🎧 Podcast: https://www.grahamelwood.com/#podcasts ========================================== 📚 Sources & Further Reading: 1. Truthdig - Lee Camp Column: https://www.truthdig.com/ 2. United Nations - Global Clean Water & Sanitation (SDG 6): https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/water-and-sanitation/ 3. Wikipedia - Stop BEZOS Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_BEZOS_Act ========================================== ✉️ For Sponsorships, Promotions, or Business Enquiries: [email protected] ========================================== In this video I discuss the following: ✅ Lee Camp’s column on extreme billionaire wealth and global priorities. ✅ Amazon’s $15 minimum wage increase vs. healthcare, pensions, and union rights. ✅ Global water poverty: How $10B/year could provide clean water & sanitation worldwide. ✅ Ending world hunger: The UN's $30B/year estimate vs. Pentagon war budgets. ✅ The Stop BEZOS Act: How public pressure forces concessions from corporate monopolies. ⏳ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction & Channel Announcements 00:50 - Lee Camp's Truthdig Column: One Man Could End World Hunger 01:30 - Amazon’s $15 Minimum Wage Concession vs. Full Union Protections 03:10 - The Maths of Billionaire Wealth: Jeff Bezos's $150B Net Worth 03:40 - Global Clean Water & Sanitation: Solving a Crisis for $10B a Year 05:30 - Ending World Hunger: Comparing UN Cost Estimates to the U.S. War Budget 07:30 - The Gilded Age: Systematic Exploitation & Wealth Hoarding 08:05 - The Power of Pressure: The Stop BEZOS Act & Demanding Living Wages 09:05 - Progressive Comedy Tour Dates & Outro ============================================================ ⚖️ Copyright Disclaimer: This channel may use some copyrighted materials without specific authorisation of the owner, but the contents used here fall under “fair use". Under the Copyright Disclaimer under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use tips the balance in favour of fair use. If you have any issue, problem or query, feel free to mail us. ============================================================ 🛑 Anti-Piracy Warning: This content is copyrighted to Graham Elwood. Any unauthorised reproduction, redistribution, or re-upload of this material is strictly prohibited. Legal action will be taken against those who violate the copyright of the following material presented. #GrahamElwood #JeffBezos #Amazon #WealthInequality #PoliticalVigilante
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