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Taxable & Non-Taxable Income

May 10, 2023
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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yeah it's very pertinent right now you

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yeah it's very pertinent right now you know<00:00:01.920> it's<00:00:02.460> in<00:00:02.700> the<00:00:02.879> newspapers<00:00:03.300> very

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know it's in the newspapers very

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know it's in the newspapers very significantly<00:00:03.959> that<00:00:04.200> some<00:00:04.560> senior<00:00:05.100> members

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significantly that some senior members

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significantly that some senior members of<00:00:05.520> government<00:00:05.640> might<00:00:06.000> be<00:00:06.180> close<00:00:06.420> within

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of government might be close within

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of government might be close within their<00:00:06.960> families<00:00:07.259> to<00:00:07.440> some<00:00:07.560> level<00:00:07.740> of<00:00:07.799> tax

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their families to some level of tax

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their families to some level of tax avoidance<00:00:08.460> you<00:00:08.700> know<00:00:08.820> listen<00:00:09.540> I<00:00:09.960> I<00:00:10.139> ain't<00:00:10.380> a

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avoidance you know listen I I ain't a

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avoidance you know listen I I ain't a lot<00:00:10.500> of<00:00:10.620> money<00:00:10.740> okay<00:00:11.040> and<00:00:11.280> I<00:00:11.400> I<00:00:11.580> have<00:00:11.880> money<00:00:11.940> by

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lot of money okay and I I have money by

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lot of money okay and I I have money by working<00:00:12.300> and<00:00:12.660> to<00:00:12.719> be<00:00:12.840> honest<00:00:12.960> sometimes<00:00:13.320> I

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working and to be honest sometimes I

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working and to be honest sometimes I think<00:00:13.559> it<00:00:13.679> was<00:00:13.740> ridiculous<00:00:14.040> amount<00:00:14.280> of<00:00:14.340> money

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think it was ridiculous amount of money

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think it was ridiculous amount of money I<00:00:14.580> was<00:00:14.639> paid<00:00:14.759> for<00:00:14.880> work<00:00:15.059> but<00:00:15.240> I<00:00:15.360> paid<00:00:15.480> 50<00:00:15.719> tax<00:00:16.199> at

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I was paid for work but I paid 50 tax at

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I was paid for work but I paid 50 tax at that<00:00:16.619> time<00:00:16.740> there<00:00:16.920> was<00:00:17.100> a<00:00:17.220> temporary<00:00:17.580> 50

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that time there was a temporary 50

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that time there was a temporary 50 income

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income

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income tax<00:00:19.680> threshold<00:00:20.279> which<00:00:20.520> I<00:00:20.640> paid

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tax threshold which I paid

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tax threshold which I paid um

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and yet The Duke of Westminster inherits

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and yet The Duke of Westminster inherits eight<00:00:24.840> billion<00:00:25.080> pounds<00:00:25.320> and<00:00:25.380> pays<00:00:25.619> nothing

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eight billion pounds and pays nothing

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eight billion pounds and pays nothing you<00:00:26.880> know<00:00:27.000> so<00:00:27.660> I'm<00:00:28.260> probably<00:00:28.500> in<00:00:28.680> the<00:00:28.740> top<00:00:28.859> one

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you know so I'm probably in the top one

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you know so I'm probably in the top one percent<00:00:29.099> of<00:00:29.340> earners<00:00:29.580> that<00:00:29.760> year<00:00:29.880> officially

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percent of earners that year officially

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percent of earners that year officially because<00:00:30.779> that's<00:00:31.080> taxable<00:00:31.439> income<00:00:31.800> but<00:00:32.160> the

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because that's taxable income but the

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because that's taxable income but the Duke<00:00:32.399> of<00:00:32.579> estimates<00:00:32.880> the<00:00:33.059> reason<00:00:33.180> he<00:00:33.420> pays

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Duke of estimates the reason he pays

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Duke of estimates the reason he pays nothing<00:00:33.780> is<00:00:34.079> because<00:00:34.200> that<00:00:34.440> is<00:00:34.559> not

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nothing is because that is not

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nothing is because that is not classified<00:00:34.980> as<00:00:35.219> taxable<00:00:35.520> income<00:00:35.820> so<00:00:36.239> what<00:00:36.300> we

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classified as taxable income so what we

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classified as taxable income so what we currently<00:00:36.719> have<00:00:36.840> is<00:00:36.960> a<00:00:37.079> tax<00:00:37.200> system<00:00:37.320> which<00:00:37.559> is

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currently have is a tax system which is

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currently have is a tax system which is very<00:00:38.040> effective<00:00:38.399> at<00:00:38.520> taxing<00:00:38.880> people<00:00:39.059> like<00:00:39.660> me

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very effective at taxing people like me

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very effective at taxing people like me who<00:00:40.379> come<00:00:40.559> from<00:00:40.680> poor<00:00:40.980> backgrounds<00:00:41.399> but

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who come from poor backgrounds but

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who come from poor backgrounds but managed<00:00:42.120> to<00:00:42.180> do<00:00:42.300> well<00:00:42.480> and<00:00:42.660> make<00:00:42.780> some<00:00:42.960> money

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managed to do well and make some money

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managed to do well and make some money and<00:00:43.739> extremely<00:00:44.160> bad<00:00:44.340> at<00:00:44.520> taxing<00:00:44.940> people<00:00:45.120> like

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and extremely bad at taxing people like

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and extremely bad at taxing people like the<00:00:45.960> Duke<00:00:46.200> of<00:00:46.320> Westminster<00:00:46.800> or<00:00:47.520> like<00:00:47.700> British

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the Duke of Westminster or like British

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the Duke of Westminster or like British sonax's<00:00:48.660> dear<00:00:48.899> wife<00:00:49.079> who<00:00:49.920> don't<00:00:50.520> work<00:00:50.700> for

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sonax's dear wife who don't work for

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sonax's dear wife who don't work for their<00:00:51.000> money<00:00:51.180> so<00:00:51.719> you<00:00:51.960> know

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their money so you know

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their money so you know what<00:00:53.460> we<00:00:53.640> really<00:00:53.820> have<00:00:54.120> is<00:00:54.480> a<00:00:54.660> tax<00:00:54.780> system

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what we really have is a tax system

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what we really have is a tax system which<00:00:55.320> is<00:00:55.440> fair<00:00:55.680> on<00:00:55.920> poor<00:00:56.219> people<00:00:56.340> but<00:00:56.820> doesn't

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which is fair on poor people but doesn't

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which is fair on poor people but doesn't tax<00:00:57.239> rich<00:00:57.480> people<00:00:57.660> at<00:00:57.840> all