# WTF Do Think Tanks Actually Do? | How Money Works

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Published: 2026-07-01T03:33:00+00:00
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WTF Do Think Tanks Actually Do? To try everything Brilliant has to offer for free for a full 30 days, visit http://www.brilliant.org/howmoneyworks. You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. Sign up for our FREE newsletter! - https://www.compoundeddaily.com/ My Other Channel: @HowHistoryWorks Edited By: Svibe Multimedia Studio Music Courtesy of: Epidemic Sound Select Footage Courtesy of: Getty Images For sponsorship inquiries, please contact sponsors@worksmedia.group Sign up for our newsletter https://compoundeddaily.com 👈 All materials in these videos are for educational purposes only and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. This video does not provide investment or financial advice of any kind. #business #finance #career ------ Think tanks are legitimately some of the most powerful organizations you have never heard of. They play a key role in influencing local, state, national and even global policy by hiring the smartest people in the world and paying them huge salaries to argue their point of view into the ears of people with power. Some of the biggest think tanks in America have more influence over legislation than our elected officials and have become so integrated into the political process that Washington would grind to a halt without them. It’s easy to see why people believe that think tanks are shadowy organizations pulling the strings of power, while insiders claim that they are just a cog in the machine keeping democracy intact… But what the do these organizations actually do? Politicians create laws in so many diverse fields that it’s literally impossible for them to actually understand most of it. If you woke up one day and found yourself elected to federal congress then you are going to need to review…

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