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HOW the super rich will impoverish you and your kids

April 17, 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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The rich are growing their wealth very

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The rich are growing their wealth very rapidly<00:00:02.639> and<00:00:02.800> it's<00:00:03.040> acting<00:00:03.280> like<00:00:03.439> a<00:00:03.600> black

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rapidly and it's acting like a black

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rapidly and it's acting like a black hole<00:00:04.000> in<00:00:04.160> society.<00:00:04.640> It's<00:00:04.880> sucking<00:00:05.120> the<00:00:05.279> wealth

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hole in society. It's sucking the wealth

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hole in society. It's sucking the wealth away<00:00:05.839> from<00:00:06.080> the<00:00:06.240> middle<00:00:06.480> class,<00:00:06.799> from<00:00:06.960> the

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away from the middle class, from the

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away from the middle class, from the working<00:00:07.359> class,<00:00:07.919> from<00:00:08.080> the<00:00:08.320> government.<00:00:09.200> And

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working class, from the government. And

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working class, from the government. And I<00:00:09.599> saw<00:00:09.760> immediately<00:00:10.160> that<00:00:10.240> that<00:00:10.480> wouldn't

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I saw immediately that that wouldn't

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I saw immediately that that wouldn't stop.<00:00:11.040> I<00:00:11.280> saw<00:00:11.519> because<00:00:12.000> just<00:00:12.160> just<00:00:12.400> explain

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stop. I saw because just just explain

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stop. I saw because just just explain how<00:00:12.880> that<00:00:13.120> happens.<00:00:13.759> Wh<00:00:14.000> why<00:00:14.240> does<00:00:14.400> the<00:00:14.639> wealth

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how that happens. Wh why does the wealth

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how that happens. Wh why does the wealth go<00:00:15.040> to<00:00:15.120> the<00:00:15.440> you<00:00:15.519> know<00:00:15.599> the<00:00:15.759> simplest<00:00:16.000> way<00:00:16.240> is

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go to the you know the simplest way is

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go to the you know the simplest way is you<00:00:16.800> know<00:00:17.039> Richy<00:00:17.359> Sunnak<00:00:18.000> suddenly<00:00:18.400> magically

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you know Richy Sunnak suddenly magically

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you know Richy Sunnak suddenly magically appeared<00:00:19.119> in<00:00:19.359> the<00:00:20.000> in<00:00:20.240> the<00:00:20.400> Times<00:00:21.039> richest

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appeared in the in the Times richest

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appeared in the in the Times richest people<00:00:22.000> top<00:00:22.240> 100<00:00:22.480> richest<00:00:22.800> people<00:00:22.960> in<00:00:23.119> the

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people top 100 richest people in the

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people top 100 richest people in the country<00:00:23.960> um<00:00:24.960> wealth<00:00:25.199> of<00:00:25.439> 700<00:00:25.680> million.<00:00:26.400> I

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country um wealth of 700 million. I

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country um wealth of 700 million. I think<00:00:26.720> what<00:00:26.880> people<00:00:27.119> often<00:00:27.359> don't<00:00:27.599> realize<00:00:28.000> is

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think what people often don't realize is

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think what people often don't realize is is<00:00:28.560> the<00:00:28.720> passive<00:00:29.039> income<00:00:29.359> that<00:00:29.599> comes<00:00:29.760> with

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is the passive income that comes with

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is the passive income that comes with that.<00:00:30.560> So<00:00:30.800> if<00:00:31.039> Rishi<00:00:31.279> Sunak<00:00:31.599> is<00:00:31.679> worth<00:00:31.920> £700

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that. So if Rishi Sunak is worth £700

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that. So if Rishi Sunak is worth £700 million,<00:00:33.120> what's<00:00:33.360> his<00:00:33.520> passive<00:00:33.840> income<00:00:34.559> and

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million, what's his passive income and

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million, what's his passive income and when<00:00:34.880> I<00:00:34.960> say<00:00:35.120> passive<00:00:35.440> income,<00:00:35.760> I<00:00:35.920> mean<00:00:36.000> that

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when I say passive income, I mean that

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when I say passive income, I mean that the<00:00:36.399> income<00:00:36.640> he<00:00:36.800> gets<00:00:36.960> just<00:00:37.120> from<00:00:37.280> his<00:00:37.440> wealth,

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the income he gets just from his wealth,

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the income he gets just from his wealth, not<00:00:38.000> from<00:00:38.160> his<00:00:38.399> work.<00:00:39.040> You<00:00:39.200> know,<00:00:39.440> he's<00:00:39.680> going

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not from his work. You know, he's going

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not from his work. You know, he's going to<00:00:39.840> make<00:00:40.000> around<00:00:40.320> 5%.<00:00:41.280> 35<00:00:41.680> million<00:00:42.160> a<00:00:42.399> year.

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to make around 5%. 35 million a year.

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to make around 5%. 35 million a year. Let's<00:00:43.120> be<00:00:43.280> conservative.<00:00:43.920> 26<00:00:44.239> million,<00:00:44.800> half

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Let's be conservative. 26 million, half

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Let's be conservative. 26 million, half a<00:00:45.040> million<00:00:45.600> a<00:00:45.760> week.<00:00:46.320> So<00:00:46.480> imagine<00:00:46.800> you<00:00:47.039> wish

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a million a week. So imagine you wish

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a million a week. So imagine you wish and<00:00:47.840> you're<00:00:48.000> making<00:00:48.160> half<00:00:48.320> a<00:00:48.480> million<00:00:49.120> passive

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and you're making half a million passive

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and you're making half a million passive income<00:00:49.760> a<00:00:49.920> week.<00:00:50.559> How<00:00:50.719> much<00:00:50.879> you<00:00:51.039> going<00:00:51.120> to

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income a week. How much you going to

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income a week. How much you going to spend?

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Not a lot of it. You spend, you know, 50

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Not a lot of it. You spend, you know, 50 grand<00:00:58.160> a<00:00:58.320> week,<00:00:58.480> live<00:00:58.640> like<00:00:58.879> live<00:00:59.039> like<00:00:59.199> the

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grand a week, live like live like the

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grand a week, live like live like the queen.<00:00:59.520> Basically,<00:00:59.920> I<00:01:00.079> could<00:01:00.160> have<00:01:00.320> spent<00:01:00.559> 50

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queen. Basically, I could have spent 50

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queen. Basically, I could have spent 50 grand<00:01:00.800> a<00:01:00.960> week<00:01:01.120> if<00:01:01.280> I<00:01:01.359> tried,<00:01:01.680> right?<00:01:02.079> So,<00:01:02.399> the

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grand a week if I tried, right? So, the

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grand a week if I tried, right? So, the the<00:01:02.879> problem<00:01:03.120> is<00:01:03.440> once<00:01:03.760> you<00:01:03.920> have<00:01:04.000> this<00:01:04.239> group

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the problem is once you have this group

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the problem is once you have this group of<00:01:04.640> society<00:01:04.960> with<00:01:05.199> very<00:01:05.439> large<00:01:05.600> passive

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of society with very large passive

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of society with very large passive income<00:01:07.200> unless<00:01:07.520> you<00:01:07.680> have<00:01:07.760> a<00:01:07.920> rapidly<00:01:08.320> growing

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income unless you have a rapidly growing

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income unless you have a rapidly growing economy,<00:01:09.520> they<00:01:09.840> basically<00:01:10.400> have<00:01:10.640> nothing

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economy, they basically have nothing

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economy, they basically have nothing they<00:01:11.119> can<00:01:11.200> do<00:01:11.280> with<00:01:11.439> that<00:01:11.680> income<00:01:12.159> other<00:01:12.400> than

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they can do with that income other than

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they can do with that income other than buy<00:01:12.720> up<00:01:12.799> the<00:01:12.960> rest<00:01:13.040> of<00:01:13.119> the<00:01:13.280> assets.<00:01:13.760> It's<00:01:14.000> as

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buy up the rest of the assets. It's as

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buy up the rest of the assets. It's as simple<00:01:14.240> as<00:01:14.400> that.<00:01:14.560> It's<00:01:14.720> basically<00:01:14.960> compound

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simple as that. It's basically compound

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simple as that. It's basically compound interest.<00:01:15.680> If<00:01:15.840> you<00:01:15.920> have<00:01:16.000> the<00:01:16.159> wealth<00:01:16.320> of<00:01:16.479> the

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interest. If you have the wealth of the

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interest. If you have the wealth of the rich<00:01:16.799> growing<00:01:17.040> at<00:01:17.200> 5%<00:01:17.759> in<00:01:18.000> an<00:01:18.159> economy<00:01:18.479> that's

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rich growing at 5% in an economy that's

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rich growing at 5% in an economy that's growing<00:01:18.799> at<00:01:18.960> 1<00:01:19.040> or<00:01:19.240> 2%,<00:01:20.240> there's<00:01:20.560> there's

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growing at 1 or 2%, there's there's

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growing at 1 or 2%, there's there's nothing<00:01:21.040> they<00:01:21.280> can<00:01:21.360> do.<00:01:21.680> They<00:01:21.920> they<00:01:22.240> outgrow

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nothing they can do. They they outgrow

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nothing they can do. They they outgrow the<00:01:23.360> economy<00:01:23.759> and<00:01:24.000> they<00:01:24.159> squeeze<00:01:24.479> everyone

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the economy and they squeeze everyone

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the economy and they squeeze everyone else<00:01:24.960> out.<00:01:25.200> And<00:01:25.280> what<00:01:25.439> ordinary<00:01:25.840> people<00:01:26.000> see

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else out. And what ordinary people see

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else out. And what ordinary people see is<00:01:26.799> house<00:01:27.119> prices<00:01:27.520> going<00:01:27.680> up,<00:01:28.080> stock<00:01:28.320> prices

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is house prices going up, stock prices

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is house prices going up, stock prices going<00:01:28.880> up,<00:01:29.119> my<00:01:29.280> kids<00:01:29.439> can't<00:01:29.520> afford<00:01:29.840> the

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going up, my kids can't afford the

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going up, my kids can't afford the house.<00:01:30.240> And<00:01:30.479> what<00:01:30.640> that<00:01:30.880> is<00:01:31.040> is<00:01:31.360> the<00:01:31.520> rich

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house. And what that is is the rich

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house. And what that is is the rich squeezing<00:01:32.720> the<00:01:32.960> middle<00:01:33.200> class<00:01:33.439> out.<00:01:33.759> It's<00:01:34.000> the

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squeezing the middle class out. It's the

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squeezing the middle class out. It's the kids<00:01:34.320> of<00:01:34.479> the<00:01:34.560> rich<00:01:35.200> outbidding<00:01:36.159> your<00:01:36.479> kids

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kids of the rich outbidding your kids

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kids of the rich outbidding your kids for<00:01:37.600> things<00:01:37.759> like