Why So Much Costs Too Much and What to do About it

In our capitalist economy, employers pay wages and set prices that together determine whether a decent life is affordable. Employers' goal is to maximize their profit. But employees – the vast majority of us – have different goals. One of them is basic affordability. In this presentation of Global Capitalism, Professor Wolff discusses the factors at play in determining our cost of living, and ways we can and should get involved in affecting them. Presented by Democracy at Work and the Left Forum Special messages to our audience: Please help sponsor Global Capitalism by becoming a monthly donor to Democracy at Work. Go to our website to learn more ( Follow Democracy at Work on X (Twitter) and YouTube. Our four Democracy at Work books, three by Richard Wolff (Understanding Marxism, Understanding Socialism, and The Sickness is the System: When Capitalism Cannot Save Us from Pandemics or Itself) are for sale on Lulu.com. Find direct purchase links on our website ( ), or find them directly on Lulu ( ) Your support helps to produce and distribute these talks. Thank you.

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Why So Much Costs Too Much and What to do About it is an episode from Global Capitalism: Live Economic Update by Democracy at Work - Richard D. Wolff.

This episode is 01:05:49 long.

This episode was published on Nov 19, 2025.

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