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Tax wealth not work on Good Morning Britain

July 15, 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 message I want to send across here

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The message I want to send across here is<00:00:01.439> this<00:00:01.600> is<00:00:01.680> not<00:00:01.839> a<00:00:02.080> temporary<00:00:02.480> recession.

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is this is not a temporary recession.

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is this is not a temporary recession. This<00:00:03.200> is<00:00:03.360> not<00:00:03.520> two<00:00:03.679> bad<00:00:03.919> years,<00:00:04.160> three<00:00:04.400> bad

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This is not two bad years, three bad

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This is not two bad years, three bad years.<00:00:05.040> If<00:00:05.279> we<00:00:05.440> do<00:00:05.680> not<00:00:05.839> deal<00:00:06.319> with<00:00:06.560> this

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years. If we do not deal with this

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years. If we do not deal with this crisis<00:00:07.200> of<00:00:07.440> worsening<00:00:07.919> and<00:00:08.080> worsening

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crisis of worsening and worsening

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crisis of worsening and worsening inequality,<00:00:09.200> it<00:00:09.360> will<00:00:09.519> get<00:00:09.679> worse<00:00:09.920> and<00:00:10.160> worse

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inequality, it will get worse and worse

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inequality, it will get worse and worse and<00:00:10.639> worse.<00:00:11.120> The<00:00:11.360> super<00:00:11.599> rich<00:00:11.840> will<00:00:12.000> get

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and worse. The super rich will get

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and worse. The super rich will get richer<00:00:12.400> and<00:00:12.559> richer<00:00:12.800> and<00:00:12.960> richer<00:00:13.280> and<00:00:13.440> that

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richer and richer and richer and that

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richer and richer and richer and that will<00:00:13.759> push<00:00:14.000> everyone<00:00:14.320> else<00:00:14.480> out.<00:00:15.040> Wealth

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will push everyone else out. Wealth

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will push everyone else out. Wealth state<00:00:15.519> will<00:00:15.679> shut<00:00:15.839> down.<00:00:16.160> Ordinary<00:00:16.560> families

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state will shut down. Ordinary families

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state will shut down. Ordinary families can't<00:00:17.119> buy<00:00:17.359> homes.<00:00:17.920> This<00:00:18.160> will<00:00:18.320> get<00:00:18.480> massively

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can't buy homes. This will get massively

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can't buy homes. This will get massively worse.<00:00:19.600> We<00:00:19.760> currently<00:00:20.080> have<00:00:20.160> a<00:00:20.320> tax<00:00:20.560> system

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worse. We currently have a tax system

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worse. We currently have a tax system which<00:00:21.119> taxes<00:00:21.520> ordinary<00:00:22.000> working<00:00:22.320> people<00:00:22.880> 30

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which taxes ordinary working people 30

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which taxes ordinary working people 30 40<00:00:23.840> 50%<00:00:24.640> while<00:00:24.960> billionaires<00:00:25.600> like<00:00:25.760> the<00:00:25.920> juke

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40 50% while billionaires like the juke

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40 50% while billionaires like the juke of<00:00:26.160> Westminster<00:00:26.800> inherit<00:00:27.439> 10<00:00:27.519> billion<00:00:27.840> pounds

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of Westminster inherit 10 billion pounds

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of Westminster inherit 10 billion pounds and<00:00:28.480> pay<00:00:28.720> nothing.<00:00:29.439> You<00:00:29.679> need<00:00:29.840> to<00:00:30.000> change<00:00:30.160> the

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and pay nothing. You need to change the

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and pay nothing. You need to change the tax<00:00:30.640> system<00:00:31.039> so<00:00:31.199> that<00:00:31.359> we<00:00:31.519> tax<00:00:31.760> ordinary

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tax system so that we tax ordinary

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tax system so that we tax ordinary working<00:00:32.559> people<00:00:32.800> like<00:00:32.960> your<00:00:33.200> viewers<00:00:33.600> less

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working people like your viewers less

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working people like your viewers less and<00:00:34.079> tax<00:00:34.320> the<00:00:34.480> rich<00:00:34.640> and<00:00:34.800> the<00:00:34.960> super<00:00:35.200> rich

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and tax the rich and the super rich

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and tax the rich and the super rich more.<00:00:35.680> If<00:00:35.760> you<00:00:35.920> don't<00:00:36.079> do<00:00:36.160> that,<00:00:36.559> they're

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more. If you don't do that, they're

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more. If you don't do that, they're going<00:00:36.800> to<00:00:36.880> eat<00:00:36.960> us<00:00:37.120> alive.

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going to eat us alive.

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going to eat us alive. >> So,<00:00:37.600> put<00:00:37.680> a<00:00:37.760> figure<00:00:38.000> on<00:00:38.079> it.<00:00:38.399> What<00:00:38.719> What<00:00:39.040> kind

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>> So, put a figure on it. What What kind

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>> So, put a figure on it. What What kind of<00:00:39.200> wealth<00:00:39.520> tax<00:00:39.840> would<00:00:40.079> you<00:00:40.160> introduce?<00:00:40.640> And

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of wealth tax would you introduce? And

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of wealth tax would you introduce? And where<00:00:40.960> would<00:00:41.040> the<00:00:41.200> limit<00:00:41.520> start?

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where would the limit start?

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where would the limit start? >> So,<00:00:42.000> I<00:00:42.160> want<00:00:42.239> to<00:00:42.320> be<00:00:42.480> clear<00:00:42.640> when<00:00:42.879> I'm<00:00:43.040> talking

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>> So, I want to be clear when I'm talking

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>> So, I want to be clear when I'm talking about<00:00:43.360> taxing<00:00:43.680> the<00:00:43.760> rich.<00:00:44.000> It's<00:00:44.160> not<00:00:44.239> about

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about taxing the rich. It's not about

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about taxing the rich. It's not about income.<00:00:44.879> It's<00:00:45.120> not<00:00:45.200> about<00:00:45.440> work.<00:00:45.760> It's<00:00:46.000> not

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income. It's not about work. It's not

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income. It's not about work. It's not about<00:00:46.399> bankers,<00:00:46.960> lawyers,<00:00:47.440> god<00:00:47.680> forbid,<00:00:48.000> even

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about bankers, lawyers, god forbid, even

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about bankers, lawyers, god forbid, even YouTubers<00:00:48.719> or<00:00:48.960> TV<00:00:49.200> presenters.<00:00:49.920> It's<00:00:50.160> about

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YouTubers or TV presenters. It's about

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YouTubers or TV presenters. It's about assets.

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assets.

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assets. >> We<00:00:51.600> we<00:00:51.920> talk<00:00:52.079> about<00:00:52.160> assets<00:00:52.559> over<00:00:52.719> 10<00:00:52.960> million.

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>> We we talk about assets over 10 million.

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>> We we talk about assets over 10 million. But<00:00:53.440> really<00:00:53.680> the<00:00:53.920> problem<00:00:54.079> is<00:00:54.320> billionaires,

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But really the problem is billionaires,

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But really the problem is billionaires, people<00:00:55.120> with<00:00:55.440> its<00:00:55.600> assets<00:00:55.920> of<00:00:56.000> over<00:00:56.160> 100

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people with its assets of over 100

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people with its assets of over 100 million.