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Housing is getting more expensive because the rich are buying it all

September 22, 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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So, I've worked all over the world and I

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So, I've worked all over the world and I constantly<00:00:02.480> get<00:00:02.720> people<00:00:03.679> who<00:00:04.000> think<00:00:04.160> the

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constantly get people who think the

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constantly get people who think the housing<00:00:04.720> crisis<00:00:05.040> is<00:00:05.200> just<00:00:05.359> in<00:00:05.520> their<00:00:05.680> country.

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housing crisis is just in their country.

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housing crisis is just in their country. People<00:00:06.480> in<00:00:06.640> London<00:00:06.960> think<00:00:07.120> that,<00:00:07.440> people<00:00:07.680> in

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People in London think that, people in

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People in London think that, people in New<00:00:08.000> York<00:00:08.160> think<00:00:08.320> that,<00:00:08.639> people<00:00:08.880> in<00:00:09.040> Sydney

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New York think that, people in Sydney

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New York think that, people in Sydney think<00:00:09.519> that,<00:00:09.760> people<00:00:09.920> in<00:00:10.080> Melbourne<00:00:10.400> think

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think that, people in Melbourne think

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think that, people in Melbourne think that,<00:00:10.719> people<00:00:10.880> in<00:00:11.040> Vancouver<00:00:11.440> think<00:00:11.599> that,

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that, people in Vancouver think that,

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that, people in Vancouver think that, people<00:00:11.920> in<00:00:12.080> LA<00:00:12.320> think<00:00:12.480> that,<00:00:12.719> people<00:00:12.800> in

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people in LA think that, people in

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people in LA think that, people in Mumbai<00:00:13.360> think<00:00:13.519> that,<00:00:13.759> people<00:00:13.840> in<00:00:14.000> Tokyo<00:00:14.320> think

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Mumbai think that, people in Tokyo think

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Mumbai think that, people in Tokyo think that,<00:00:14.639> people<00:00:14.799> in<00:00:14.960> Shanghai<00:00:15.360> think<00:00:15.440> that.

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that, people in Shanghai think that.

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that, people in Shanghai think that. It's<00:00:15.839> a<00:00:16.000> global<00:00:16.240> problem.<00:00:16.560> And<00:00:16.720> I<00:00:16.880> tell<00:00:16.960> you

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It's a global problem. And I tell you

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It's a global problem. And I tell you right<00:00:17.279> now,<00:00:17.520> you're<00:00:17.680> not<00:00:17.760> going<00:00:17.840> to<00:00:17.920> build

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right now, you're not going to build

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right now, you're not going to build your<00:00:18.240> way<00:00:18.320> out<00:00:18.400> of<00:00:18.480> it.<00:00:18.640> And<00:00:18.800> housing<00:00:19.039> will

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your way out of it. And housing will

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your way out of it. And housing will become<00:00:19.439> less<00:00:19.680> affordable<00:00:20.400> unless<00:00:20.960> we<00:00:21.279> deal

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become less affordable unless we deal

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become less affordable unless we deal with<00:00:21.840> the<00:00:22.080> problem<00:00:22.560> of<00:00:22.880> rapidly<00:00:23.279> increasing

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with the problem of rapidly increasing

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with the problem of rapidly increasing wealth<00:00:23.920> of<00:00:24.000> the<00:00:24.080> rich.<00:00:24.320> It's<00:00:24.480> not<00:00:24.640> just

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wealth of the rich. It's not just

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wealth of the rich. It's not just housing,<00:00:25.119> Tom.<00:00:25.600> Look<00:00:25.760> at<00:00:25.840> the<00:00:26.000> stock<00:00:26.240> markets.

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housing, Tom. Look at the stock markets.

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housing, Tom. Look at the stock markets. Look<00:00:27.039> at<00:00:27.119> the<00:00:27.279> gold<00:00:27.519> price.<00:00:28.000> Look<00:00:28.160> at<00:00:28.320> land

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Look at the gold price. Look at land

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Look at the gold price. Look at land prices.<00:00:29.519> Every<00:00:30.000> single<00:00:30.320> asset<00:00:30.720> class<00:00:31.279> in<00:00:31.599> the

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prices. Every single asset class in the

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prices. Every single asset class in the entire<00:00:32.399> world<00:00:33.040> has<00:00:33.360> increased<00:00:33.840> massively<00:00:34.320> in

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entire world has increased massively in

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entire world has increased massively in the<00:00:34.719> last<00:00:34.880> 5<00:00:35.120> years,<00:00:35.360> in<00:00:35.440> the<00:00:35.600> last<00:00:35.760> 20<00:00:36.000> years.

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the last 5 years, in the last 20 years.

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the last 5 years, in the last 20 years. This<00:00:36.480> is<00:00:36.559> not<00:00:36.640> a<00:00:36.800> problem<00:00:36.960> of<00:00:37.120> housing.<00:00:37.680> This

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This is not a problem of housing. This

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This is not a problem of housing. This is<00:00:37.840> not<00:00:38.000> a<00:00:38.160> problem<00:00:38.320> of<00:00:38.800> London<00:00:39.200> housing.<00:00:39.840> This

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is not a problem of London housing. This

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is not a problem of London housing. This is<00:00:40.320> a<00:00:40.559> problem<00:00:40.879> of<00:00:41.280> ordinary<00:00:41.920> people's

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is a problem of ordinary people's

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is a problem of ordinary people's inability<00:00:43.040> to<00:00:43.280> compete<00:00:43.840> with<00:00:44.079> a<00:00:44.399> massively

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inability to compete with a massively

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inability to compete with a massively growing<00:00:45.760> wealthy<00:00:46.239> super<00:00:46.559> rich