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Bankrupt countries don't have welfare states

July 21, 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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Back in the ' 50s, '60s, '7s, ' 80s, the

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Back in the ' 50s, '60s, '7s, ' 80s, the government<00:00:02.639> of<00:00:02.879> this<00:00:03.040> country<00:00:03.280> had<00:00:03.439> a<00:00:03.600> lot<00:00:03.760> of

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government of this country had a lot of

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government of this country had a lot of wealth.<00:00:04.240> You<00:00:04.319> know,<00:00:04.400> it<00:00:04.560> owned<00:00:04.720> schools,<00:00:04.960> it

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wealth. You know, it owned schools, it

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wealth. You know, it owned schools, it owned<00:00:05.359> hospitals<00:00:05.600> and<00:00:05.759> that<00:00:05.920> meant<00:00:06.080> it<00:00:06.240> could

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owned hospitals and that meant it could

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owned hospitals and that meant it could provide<00:00:06.640> public<00:00:06.879> services.<00:00:07.680> That<00:00:08.000> collapsed

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provide public services. That collapsed

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provide public services. That collapsed during<00:00:08.559> the<00:00:08.720> 90s<00:00:08.960> and<00:00:09.200> 2000s<00:00:09.760> and<00:00:09.920> then<00:00:10.240> during

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during the 90s and 2000s and then during

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during the 90s and 2000s and then during COVID<00:00:11.120> massively<00:00:11.599> collapsed<00:00:11.920> negative.

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COVID massively collapsed negative.

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COVID massively collapsed negative. Where<00:00:12.880> has<00:00:13.040> that<00:00:13.120> wealth<00:00:13.360> gone<00:00:13.599> now?<00:00:13.920> There's

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Where has that wealth gone now? There's

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Where has that wealth gone now? There's this<00:00:14.400> there<00:00:14.639> is<00:00:14.799> a<00:00:14.960> phenomenal<00:00:15.599> naivity<00:00:16.240> about

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this there is a phenomenal naivity about

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this there is a phenomenal naivity about wealth<00:00:16.800> in<00:00:16.960> the<00:00:17.119> economic<00:00:17.520> conversation.

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wealth in the economic conversation.

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wealth in the economic conversation. Now,<00:00:18.480> if<00:00:18.720> you<00:00:18.880> do<00:00:19.039> not<00:00:19.199> get<00:00:19.279> that<00:00:19.520> wealth<00:00:19.760> back,

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Now, if you do not get that wealth back,

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Now, if you do not get that wealth back, you<00:00:20.640> have<00:00:20.800> no<00:00:20.960> choice<00:00:21.199> but<00:00:21.359> to<00:00:21.520> shut<00:00:21.680> the

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you have no choice but to shut the

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you have no choice but to shut the welfare<00:00:22.080> state<00:00:22.320> down.<00:00:22.720> Which<00:00:22.800> is<00:00:22.960> why<00:00:23.119> I<00:00:23.279> was

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welfare state down. Which is why I was

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welfare state down. Which is why I was screaming<00:00:23.760> at<00:00:24.000> government<00:00:24.560> before<00:00:24.880> the

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screaming at government before the

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screaming at government before the election.<00:00:25.439> I<00:00:25.600> was<00:00:25.760> screaming<00:00:26.080> at<00:00:26.480> Labour

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election. I was screaming at Labour

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election. I was screaming at Labour Party<00:00:27.039> because<00:00:27.119> we<00:00:27.279> knew<00:00:27.439> they<00:00:27.599> were<00:00:27.680> coming

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Party because we knew they were coming

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Party because we knew they were coming in.<00:00:28.320> listen,<00:00:28.960> you<00:00:29.119> need<00:00:29.199> to<00:00:29.359> do<00:00:29.519> something

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in. listen, you need to do something

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in. listen, you need to do something about<00:00:30.080> taxation.<00:00:30.640> You<00:00:30.800> need<00:00:30.880> to<00:00:30.960> do<00:00:31.119> something

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about taxation. You need to do something

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about taxation. You need to do something about<00:00:31.519> wealth.<00:00:32.079> They<00:00:32.320> were<00:00:32.399> naive<00:00:32.719> to<00:00:32.880> that.

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about wealth. They were naive to that.

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about wealth. They were naive to that. They've<00:00:33.600> walked<00:00:33.760> into<00:00:34.000> the<00:00:34.239> situation.

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They've walked into the situation.

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They've walked into the situation. They've<00:00:35.120> got<00:00:35.200> no<00:00:35.440> wealth.<00:00:35.760> They're<00:00:35.920> bankrupt.

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They've got no wealth. They're bankrupt.

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They've got no wealth. They're bankrupt. The<00:00:36.559> rich<00:00:36.719> are<00:00:36.880> super<00:00:37.120> rich.<00:00:37.440> They<00:00:37.600> are

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The rich are super rich. They are

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The rich are super rich. They are unwilling<00:00:38.160> to<00:00:38.320> tax<00:00:38.559> them.<00:00:38.800> And<00:00:38.960> now<00:00:39.120> they're

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unwilling to tax them. And now they're

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unwilling to tax them. And now they're left<00:00:39.520> with<00:00:39.760> basically<00:00:40.160> no<00:00:40.399> choice<00:00:40.640> but<00:00:40.800> to

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left with basically no choice but to

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left with basically no choice but to shut<00:00:41.120> the<00:00:41.200> welfare<00:00:41.520> state<00:00:41.840> down.<00:00:42.160> Listen,

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shut the welfare state down. Listen,

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shut the welfare state down. Listen, this<00:00:43.120> is<00:00:43.280> what<00:00:43.520> happens<00:00:43.760> if<00:00:43.920> you<00:00:44.079> are<00:00:44.239> naive

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this is what happens if you are naive

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this is what happens if you are naive about<00:00:44.719> wealth.<00:00:45.120> Wealth<00:00:45.360> is<00:00:45.600> hemorrhaging

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about wealth. Wealth is hemorrhaging

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about wealth. Wealth is hemorrhaging from<00:00:46.399> government,<00:00:46.960> from<00:00:47.120> the<00:00:47.280> middle<00:00:47.440> class

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from government, from the middle class

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from government, from the middle class to<00:00:47.840> the<00:00:48.000> rich.<00:00:48.480> If<00:00:48.640> you<00:00:48.800> do<00:00:48.960> not<00:00:49.120> stop<00:00:49.360> that

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to the rich. If you do not stop that

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to the rich. If you do not stop that flow<00:00:49.680> of<00:00:49.840> wealth,<00:00:50.399> you<00:00:50.559> have<00:00:50.719> no<00:00:50.960> no<00:00:51.200> choice

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flow of wealth, you have no no choice

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flow of wealth, you have no no choice but<00:00:51.760> to<00:00:51.920> shut<00:00:52.079> down<00:00:52.239> the<00:00:52.399> welfare<00:00:52.719> state<00:00:52.960> that

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but to shut down the welfare state that

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but to shut down the welfare state that our<00:00:53.280> grandparents<00:00:53.840> and<00:00:54.079> great-grandparents

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our grandparents and great-grandparents

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our grandparents and great-grandparents fought<00:00:55.039> and<00:00:55.120> died