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£1million or £100million - Wealth Tax #Shorts @OwenJonesTalks

May 12, 2023
Wealth Inequality Enough is Enough Tax Wealth Not Work Economics of Covid Rich get Richer Poor get Poorer Economics Explained Tax the Rich End Austerity Billionaire Poverty
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would be very wealth tax they go well

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would be very wealth tax they go well what<00:00:02.040> about<00:00:02.159> people<00:00:02.399> who<00:00:02.700> are<00:00:02.820> asset<00:00:03.179> rich<00:00:03.419> but

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what about people who are asset rich but

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what about people who are asset rich but income<00:00:04.140> poor<00:00:04.500> so<00:00:04.620> like<00:00:04.799> some<00:00:05.040> old<00:00:05.759> lady<00:00:06.420> he's

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income poor so like some old lady he's

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income poor so like some old lady he's been<00:00:07.379> living<00:00:07.500> in<00:00:07.740> a<00:00:07.859> house<00:00:08.340> that's<00:00:08.880> suddenly

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been living in a house that's suddenly

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been living in a house that's suddenly inflated<00:00:10.440> in<00:00:10.800> price

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inflated in price

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inflated in price um but<00:00:12.360> if<00:00:12.540> you're<00:00:12.660> asking<00:00:12.900> to<00:00:13.019> pay<00:00:13.139> a<00:00:13.380> wealth

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um but if you're asking to pay a wealth

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um but if you're asking to pay a wealth tax<00:00:13.740> you'll<00:00:13.980> be<00:00:14.040> like<00:00:14.099> I<00:00:14.460> don't<00:00:14.519> know<00:00:14.639> you

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tax you'll be like I don't know you

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tax you'll be like I don't know you haven't<00:00:14.880> I've<00:00:15.179> just<00:00:15.299> got<00:00:15.360> my<00:00:15.480> mention<00:00:15.780> what<00:00:16.199> do

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haven't I've just got my mention what do

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haven't I've just got my mention what do you<00:00:16.440> say<00:00:16.500> to<00:00:16.680> that<00:00:16.800> yeah<00:00:17.160> listen<00:00:17.279> I've<00:00:17.520> got

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you say to that yeah listen I've got

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you say to that yeah listen I've got nothing<00:00:17.760> against<00:00:18.060> old<00:00:18.300> ladies<00:00:18.539> my<00:00:18.720> name<00:00:18.900> was

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nothing against old ladies my name was

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nothing against old ladies my name was an<00:00:19.260> old<00:00:19.320> lady

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an old lady

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an old lady um<00:00:21.000> this<00:00:21.480> is<00:00:21.539> not<00:00:21.660> about<00:00:21.840> taxing<00:00:22.380> people<00:00:22.500> with

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um this is not about taxing people with

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um this is not about taxing people with one<00:00:22.920> million<00:00:23.220> pounds<00:00:23.580> okay<00:00:23.760> this<00:00:24.119> is<00:00:24.240> about

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one million pounds okay this is about

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one million pounds okay this is about taxing<00:00:24.779> people<00:00:24.900> with<00:00:25.080> 100<00:00:25.500> million<00:00:26.039> pounds

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taxing people with 100 million pounds

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taxing people with 100 million pounds okay<00:00:26.760> listen<00:00:27.000> I'm<00:00:27.720> very<00:00:27.900> happy<00:00:28.080> to<00:00:28.320> cut<00:00:28.500> people

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okay listen I'm very happy to cut people

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okay listen I'm very happy to cut people out<00:00:28.920> with<00:00:29.039> one<00:00:29.279> million<00:00:29.580> two<00:00:29.699> million<00:00:30.000> pounds

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out with one million two million pounds

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out with one million two million pounds we<00:00:30.359> don't<00:00:30.480> need<00:00:30.599> to<00:00:30.720> tax<00:00:30.840> you<00:00:31.019> but<00:00:31.199> the<00:00:31.380> truth

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we don't need to tax you but the truth

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we don't need to tax you but the truth is<00:00:31.980> we<00:00:32.520> have<00:00:32.640> this<00:00:32.940> extremely<00:00:33.360> wealthy<00:00:33.780> class

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is we have this extremely wealthy class

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is we have this extremely wealthy class generating<00:00:35.040> an<00:00:35.340> enormous<00:00:35.640> amount<00:00:35.940> of<00:00:36.120> income

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generating an enormous amount of income

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generating an enormous amount of income from<00:00:37.140> the<00:00:37.320> people<00:00:37.440> of<00:00:37.620> this<00:00:37.800> country<00:00:37.980> and

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from the people of this country and

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from the people of this country and using<00:00:39.120> that<00:00:39.239> income<00:00:39.540> to<00:00:39.780> buy<00:00:39.840> the<00:00:40.020> rest<00:00:40.140> of<00:00:40.260> the

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using that income to buy the rest of the

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using that income to buy the rest of the assets<00:00:40.680> if<00:00:41.040> we<00:00:41.219> don't<00:00:41.340> stop<00:00:41.579> that<00:00:41.879> ordinary

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assets if we don't stop that ordinary

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assets if we don't stop that ordinary families<00:00:43.140> will<00:00:43.379> lose<00:00:43.559> their<00:00:43.739> homes<00:00:43.980> it's<00:00:44.760> as

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families will lose their homes it's as

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families will lose their homes it's as simple<00:00:45.059> as<00:00:45.239> that<00:00:45.360> and<00:00:45.540> you<00:00:45.960> don't<00:00:46.020> need<00:00:46.200> to<00:00:46.320> tax

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simple as that and you don't need to tax

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simple as that and you don't need to tax necessarily<00:00:46.980> people<00:00:47.160> on<00:00:47.340> one<00:00:47.520> or<00:00:47.640> two<00:00:47.760> million

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necessarily people on one or two million

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necessarily people on one or two million pounds<00:00:48.420> of<00:00:48.539> wealth<00:00:48.899> you<00:00:49.559> know<00:00:49.680> we<00:00:50.100> need<00:00:50.280> to<00:00:50.340> go

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pounds of wealth you know we need to go

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pounds of wealth you know we need to go after<00:00:50.579> the<00:00:50.820> people<00:00:50.940> with<00:00:51.120> a<00:00:51.300> hundred<00:00:51.480> million

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after the people with a hundred million

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after the people with a hundred million pounds<00:00:51.960> worth<00:00:52.140> and<00:00:52.320> if<00:00:52.440> we<00:00:52.620> don't<00:00:52.800> I<00:00:53.399> guarantee

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pounds worth and if we don't I guarantee

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pounds worth and if we don't I guarantee you<00:00:53.940> they<00:00:54.239> will<00:00:54.360> end<00:00:54.480> up<00:00:54.600> owning<00:00:54.960> everything