15min chapter

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How the Wealthy Hack the World with Atossa Araxia Abrahamian

Factually! with Adam Conover

CHAPTER

The Wealthy’s Playground: Navigating Laws and Loopholes

This chapter examines how the affluent manipulate legal systems to create exclusive environments, from California's stadium laws to affluent cities in Saudi Arabia. It also discusses the unethical tactics employed by billionaires, such as using flags of convenience to bypass strict regulations and the implications for space law as nations cater to corporate interests in extraterrestrial mining. Ultimately, it highlights the societal disparities created by the financial strategies of the ultra-rich, raising questions about access to culture and the environment.

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