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A message to the super rich

July 16, 2025
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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If you are rich or if you are super

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If you are rich or if you are super rich,<00:00:03.520> you<00:00:03.760> have<00:00:03.840> a<00:00:04.000> nice<00:00:04.240> life,<00:00:04.640> right?<00:00:05.120> You

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rich, you have a nice life, right? You

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rich, you have a nice life, right? You know,<00:00:05.520> I've<00:00:05.759> seen<00:00:06.080> how<00:00:06.319> you<00:00:06.480> guys<00:00:06.640> live<00:00:06.960> and<00:00:07.200> I

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know, I've seen how you guys live and I

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know, I've seen how you guys live and I know<00:00:07.520> you<00:00:07.680> know<00:00:07.839> how<00:00:08.000> you<00:00:08.160> live,<00:00:08.480> right?<00:00:08.639> It's

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know you know how you live, right? It's

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know you know how you live, right? It's nice.<00:00:09.679> You<00:00:09.760> know,<00:00:10.080> you<00:00:10.240> guys<00:00:10.480> get<00:00:10.559> a<00:00:10.719> lot<00:00:10.800> of

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nice. You know, you guys get a lot of

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nice. You know, you guys get a lot of luxury<00:00:11.200> and<00:00:11.440> it's<00:00:11.599> cool.<00:00:12.000> Um,<00:00:12.559> by<00:00:12.880> pushing

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luxury and it's cool. Um, by pushing

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luxury and it's cool. Um, by pushing this<00:00:13.440> further<00:00:13.840> and<00:00:14.160> further<00:00:14.480> and<00:00:14.719> further<00:00:15.599> and

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this further and further and further and

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this further and further and further and taking<00:00:16.400> more<00:00:16.720> and<00:00:16.960> more<00:00:17.199> and<00:00:17.440> more,<00:00:18.320> you<00:00:18.560> are

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taking more and more and more, you are

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taking more and more and more, you are aggressively<00:00:19.760> destabilizing<00:00:20.880> the<00:00:21.119> economies

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aggressively destabilizing the economies

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aggressively destabilizing the economies and<00:00:22.000> political<00:00:22.480> systems<00:00:23.119> of<00:00:23.359> the<00:00:23.519> countries

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and political systems of the countries

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and political systems of the countries which<00:00:24.240> you<00:00:24.400> live<00:00:24.560> in<00:00:24.800> and<00:00:25.039> which<00:00:25.279> give<00:00:25.519> you

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which you live in and which give you

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which you live in and which give you extreme<00:00:26.320> luxury.

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extreme luxury.

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extreme luxury. What<00:00:28.320> the<00:00:28.800> are<00:00:28.960> you<00:00:29.199> doing?

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What the are you doing?

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What the are you doing? It's<00:00:31.279> enough.<00:00:32.239> It's<00:00:32.480> enough.<00:00:33.360> And<00:00:33.520> you<00:00:33.600> know,

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It's enough. It's enough. And you know,

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It's enough. It's enough. And you know, you<00:00:33.920> have<00:00:34.000> we<00:00:34.239> have<00:00:34.320> these<00:00:34.640> stories<00:00:34.880> in

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you have we have these stories in

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you have we have these stories in history.<00:00:36.239> I<00:00:36.480> don't<00:00:36.559> know<00:00:36.640> how<00:00:36.800> true<00:00:37.040> they<00:00:37.280> are,

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history. I don't know how true they are,

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history. I don't know how true they are, that<00:00:38.320> you<00:00:38.480> know,<00:00:38.559> when<00:00:38.719> the<00:00:38.960> British<00:00:39.840> elites

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that you know, when the British elites

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that you know, when the British elites got<00:00:40.559> so<00:00:40.800> rich,<00:00:41.520> they<00:00:41.840> eventually<00:00:42.320> decided<00:00:42.719> to

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got so rich, they eventually decided to

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got so rich, they eventually decided to do<00:00:43.200> things<00:00:43.440> like<00:00:43.680> more<00:00:44.000> philanthropy<00:00:44.640> and,

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do things like more philanthropy and,

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do things like more philanthropy and, you<00:00:45.040> know,<00:00:45.200> help<00:00:45.440> set<00:00:45.600> up<00:00:45.680> the<00:00:45.840> welfare<00:00:46.160> state

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you know, help set up the welfare state

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you know, help set up the welfare state and<00:00:46.480> help<00:00:46.640> protect<00:00:46.960> the<00:00:47.120> poor.<00:00:47.680> And<00:00:47.840> for<00:00:48.079> that

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and help protect the poor. And for that

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and help protect the poor. And for that reason,<00:00:49.039> you<00:00:49.200> know,<00:00:49.280> they<00:00:49.520> were<00:00:49.680> able<00:00:49.840> to

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reason, you know, they were able to

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reason, you know, they were able to protect<00:00:50.879> the<00:00:51.120> political<00:00:51.520> stability<00:00:52.000> of<00:00:52.239> the

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protect the political stability of the

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protect the political stability of the countries<00:00:52.640> they<00:00:52.879> lived<00:00:53.039> in.<00:00:53.600> Whereas<00:00:54.000> the

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countries they lived in. Whereas the

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countries they lived in. Whereas the French<00:00:54.960> elites,<00:00:55.600> they<00:00:55.840> didn't<00:00:56.079> give<00:00:56.239> anything

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French elites, they didn't give anything

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French elites, they didn't give anything back.<00:00:57.120> They<00:00:57.280> did<00:00:57.440> all<00:00:57.600> their<00:00:57.760> let<00:00:57.920> them<00:00:58.000> eat

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back. They did all their let them eat

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back. They did all their let them eat cake<00:00:58.640> and<00:00:58.879> they<00:00:59.039> get<00:00:59.199> their<00:00:59.280> heads<00:00:59.520> chopped

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cake and they get their heads chopped

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cake and they get their heads chopped off.<00:01:00.320> Look,<00:01:00.559> I<00:01:00.640> ain't<00:01:00.879> trying<00:01:01.039> to<00:01:01.199> cut

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off. Look, I ain't trying to cut

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off. Look, I ain't trying to cut nobody's<00:01:01.920> heads<00:01:02.160> off.

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nobody's heads off.

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nobody's heads off. You've<00:01:04.320> got<00:01:04.479> enough.<00:01:05.439> If<00:01:05.600> you<00:01:05.760> keep<00:01:06.000> pushing,

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You've got enough. If you keep pushing,

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You've got enough. If you keep pushing, you<00:01:07.280> will<00:01:07.520> destabilize<00:01:08.560> the<00:01:08.880> countries<00:01:09.439> that

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you will destabilize the countries that

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you will destabilize the countries that give<00:01:10.000> you<00:01:10.400> these<00:01:10.799> enormous<00:01:11.280> amounts<00:01:11.680> of

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give you these enormous amounts of

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give you these enormous amounts of wealth.<00:01:12.320> Look<00:01:12.560> at<00:01:12.720> what<00:01:13.040> happened<00:01:13.280> in

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wealth. Look at what happened in

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wealth. Look at what happened in history.<00:01:14.400> Look<00:01:14.720> at<00:01:14.880> what<00:01:15.040> happened<00:01:15.280> in<00:01:15.439> the

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history. Look at what happened in the

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history. Look at what happened in the 20th<00:01:16.000> century.<00:01:16.799> I'm<00:01:17.119> not<00:01:17.280> trying<00:01:17.600> to

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20th century. I'm not trying to

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20th century. I'm not trying to redistribute<00:01:18.400> wealth<00:01:18.720> away<00:01:19.040> from<00:01:19.200> the<00:01:19.439> rich.

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redistribute wealth away from the rich.

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redistribute wealth away from the rich. I<00:01:20.479> am<00:01:20.640> trying<00:01:20.880> to<00:01:21.200> stop<00:01:21.920> the<00:01:22.240> redistribution

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I am trying to stop the redistribution

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I am trying to stop the redistribution that<00:01:23.280> is<00:01:23.520> bankrupting<00:01:24.400> ordinary<00:01:24.960> people.

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that is bankrupting ordinary people.

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that is bankrupting ordinary people. Listen,<00:01:27.040> I'm<00:01:27.280> out<00:01:27.520> here<00:01:27.759> with<00:01:28.000> my<00:01:28.240> white<00:01:28.479> flag

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Listen, I'm out here with my white flag

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Listen, I'm out here with my white flag up.<00:01:29.040> I<00:01:29.200> would<00:01:29.360> accept<00:01:29.600> a<00:01:29.759> peace<00:01:30.000> treaty.<00:01:30.479> Let's

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up. I would accept a peace treaty. Let's

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up. I would accept a peace treaty. Let's stop<00:01:30.880> it<00:01:31.040> now.<00:01:31.600> If<00:01:31.840> you<00:01:32.000> keep<00:01:32.240> pushing<00:01:32.960> under

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stop it now. If you keep pushing under

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stop it now. If you keep pushing under this<00:01:33.600> system<00:01:34.000> where<00:01:34.240> you<00:01:34.400> don't<00:01:34.560> pay<00:01:34.799> tax<00:01:35.119> and

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this system where you don't pay tax and

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this system where you don't pay tax and the<00:01:35.520> poor<00:01:35.759> pay<00:01:36.000> tax<00:01:36.240> and<00:01:36.479> you<00:01:36.640> increasingly

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the poor pay tax and you increasingly

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the poor pay tax and you increasingly take<00:01:37.439> everything<00:01:37.680> and<00:01:38.000> bankrupt<00:01:38.479> everybody

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take everything and bankrupt everybody

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take everything and bankrupt everybody else,<00:01:39.840> you<00:01:40.159> will<00:01:40.400> destroy<00:01:40.799> the<00:01:41.040> political

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else, you will destroy the political

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else, you will destroy the political stabilities<00:01:41.920> of<00:01:42.079> this<00:01:42.240> country.