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Telling people in poverty to be more entrepreneurial is sick

April 01, 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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I come from East London okay my friends

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I come from East London okay my friends can't<00:00:03.120> feed<00:00:03.439> their<00:00:03.639> kids<00:00:04.279> okay<00:00:04.960> and<00:00:05.319> if<00:00:05.440> it<00:00:05.520> was

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can't feed their kids okay and if it was

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can't feed their kids okay and if it was as<00:00:05.759> simple<00:00:06.000> as<00:00:06.160> going<00:00:06.359> out<00:00:06.480> and<00:00:06.560> being<00:00:06.720> an

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as simple as going out and being an

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as simple as going out and being an entrepreneur<00:00:07.640> I<00:00:07.759> can<00:00:08.160> bet<00:00:08.320> you<00:00:08.480> they<00:00:08.559> would<00:00:08.760> do

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entrepreneur I can bet you they would do

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entrepreneur I can bet you they would do it<00:00:09.360> I<00:00:09.480> can<00:00:09.760> bet<00:00:09.920> you<00:00:10.120> they<00:00:10.240> would<00:00:10.400> do<00:00:10.519> it<00:00:10.679> let<00:00:10.840> us

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it I can bet you they would do it let us

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it I can bet you they would do it let us I'm<00:00:11.920> sick<00:00:12.160> of<00:00:12.759> multi-millionaires<00:00:13.759> telling

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I'm sick of multi-millionaires telling

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I'm sick of multi-millionaires telling kids<00:00:14.599> who<00:00:14.799> can't<00:00:15.000> afford<00:00:15.200> to<00:00:15.280> turn<00:00:15.400> the

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kids who can't afford to turn the

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kids who can't afford to turn the heating<00:00:15.759> on<00:00:16.160> you<00:00:16.400> just<00:00:16.600> need<00:00:16.840> to<00:00:17.000> be<00:00:17.160> more

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heating on you just need to be more

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heating on you just need to be more entrepreneurial<00:00:18.199> it's<00:00:18.359> sick<00:00:18.640> Dan<00:00:18.840> it's<00:00:19.039> sick

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entrepreneurial it's sick Dan it's sick

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entrepreneurial it's sick Dan it's sick I<00:00:20.039> this<00:00:20.160> gives<00:00:20.359> people<00:00:20.519> mental<00:00:20.760> illness<00:00:21.279> it

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I this gives people mental illness it

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I this gives people mental illness it gives<00:00:21.960> people<00:00:22.359> mental<00:00:22.680> illness<00:00:23.160> tell<00:00:23.359> them

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gives people mental illness tell them

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gives people mental illness tell them the<00:00:23.640> truth<00:00:23.920> okay<00:00:24.199> we<00:00:24.640> your<00:00:24.840> older<00:00:25.160> generation

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the truth okay we your older generation

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the truth okay we your older generation we<00:00:26.119> took<00:00:26.279> the<00:00:26.400> opportunities<00:00:27.039> and<00:00:27.240> now<00:00:27.400> it<00:00:27.480> is

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we took the opportunities and now it is

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we took the opportunities and now it is almost<00:00:28.000> impossible<00:00:28.400> to<00:00:28.480> get<00:00:28.599> out<00:00:28.720> of<00:00:28.840> poverty

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almost impossible to get out of poverty

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almost impossible to get out of poverty and<00:00:29.480> don't<00:00:29.679> just<00:00:30.000> don't<00:00:30.119> just<00:00:30.240> stand<00:00:30.400> on<00:00:30.560> them

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and don't just don't just stand on them

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and don't just don't just stand on them wave<00:00:31.080> you<00:00:31.160> know<00:00:31.279> your<00:00:31.480> millions<00:00:31.800> of<00:00:31.880> pounds<00:00:32.119> in

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wave you know your millions of pounds in

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wave you know your millions of pounds in front<00:00:32.320> of<00:00:32.399> them<00:00:32.480> and<00:00:32.559> say<00:00:32.680> if<00:00:32.759> you

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front of them and say if you

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front of them and say if you entrepreneurial<00:00:33.520> like<00:00:33.680> me<00:00:34.160> you<00:00:34.239> could<00:00:34.440> do<00:00:34.559> it

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entrepreneurial like me you could do it

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entrepreneurial like me you could do it you<00:00:34.920> could<00:00:35.120> have<00:00:35.280> it<00:00:35.559> because<00:00:35.760> it's<00:00:35.960> sick

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you could have it because it's sick

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you could have it because it's sick because<00:00:36.480> they<00:00:36.640> can't<00:00:37.280> they<00:00:37.440> can't<00:00:37.640> feed<00:00:38.000> their

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because they can't they can't feed their

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because they can't they can't feed their kids<00:00:38.440> down<00:00:38.879> they<00:00:39.000> can't<00:00:39.200> turn<00:00:39.399> the<00:00:39.520> heating<00:00:39.800> on

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kids down they can't turn the heating on

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kids down they can't turn the heating on don't<00:00:40.399> tell<00:00:40.640> them<00:00:40.920> to<00:00:41.039> be<00:00:41.200> more

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don't tell them to be more

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don't tell them to be more entrepreneurial<00:00:42.440> fix<00:00:42.960> the<00:00:43.239> system<00:00:43.800> that

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entrepreneurial fix the system that

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entrepreneurial fix the system that drives<00:00:44.360> more<00:00:44.640> and<00:00:44.840> more<00:00:45.079> and<00:00:45.239> more<00:00:45.440> of<00:00:45.600> them

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drives more and more and more of them

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drives more and more and more of them into<00:00:46.079> poverty<00:00:46.480> every<00:00:46.680> generation