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The future is dire poverty for most people unless something changes

August 13, 2024
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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this is about families who have wealth

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this is about families who have wealth of<00:00:01.880> $100<00:00:02.280> million<00:00:02.960> a<00:00:03.120> billion<00:00:03.960> dollars<00:00:04.960> these

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of $100 million a billion dollars these

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of $100 million a billion dollars these guys<00:00:05.480> you<00:00:05.600> can't<00:00:05.799> compete<00:00:06.120> with<00:00:06.240> them<00:00:06.399> they

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guys you can't compete with them they

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guys you can't compete with them they will<00:00:06.640> get<00:00:06.759> your<00:00:06.919> stuff<00:00:07.399> we're<00:00:07.600> talking<00:00:08.000> now<00:00:08.320> in

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will get your stuff we're talking now in

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will get your stuff we're talking now in 2024<00:00:09.440> and<00:00:09.599> we're<00:00:09.760> we're<00:00:09.880> on<00:00:10.000> the<00:00:10.200> back<00:00:10.360> end<00:00:10.759> of

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2024 and we're we're on the back end of

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2024 and we're we're on the back end of really<00:00:11.240> a<00:00:11.440> golden<00:00:11.920> 70<00:00:12.400> years<00:00:12.599> or<00:00:12.759> even<00:00:12.960> in<00:00:13.080> the

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really a golden 70 years or even in the

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really a golden 70 years or even in the states<00:00:13.440> maybe<00:00:13.920> 100<00:00:14.240> Years<00:00:14.519> of<00:00:14.639> Living

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states maybe 100 Years of Living

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states maybe 100 Years of Living standards<00:00:15.280> for<00:00:15.360> the<00:00:15.440> middle<00:00:15.719> class<00:00:16.279> okay<00:00:17.119> we

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standards for the middle class okay we

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standards for the middle class okay we have<00:00:17.400> lived<00:00:17.640> through<00:00:17.800> a<00:00:17.960> period<00:00:18.359> where<00:00:18.840> people

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have lived through a period where people

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have lived through a period where people like<00:00:19.600> our<00:00:19.960> parents<00:00:20.400> have<00:00:20.560> been<00:00:20.720> able<00:00:20.920> to

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like our parents have been able to

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like our parents have been able to provide<00:00:21.439> decent<00:00:21.800> standards<00:00:22.119> of<00:00:22.240> living<00:00:22.439> for

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provide decent standards of living for

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provide decent standards of living for their<00:00:22.720> kids<00:00:22.920> on<00:00:23.119> regular<00:00:23.599> wages<00:00:24.560> that<00:00:24.680> is<00:00:24.800> not

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their kids on regular wages that is not

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their kids on regular wages that is not the<00:00:25.080> historical<00:00:25.519> Norm<00:00:26.279> if<00:00:26.359> you<00:00:26.480> look<00:00:26.599> at<00:00:26.720> the

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the historical Norm if you look at the

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the historical Norm if you look at the past<00:00:27.080> 2,000<00:00:27.560> years<00:00:27.679> of<00:00:27.840> History<00:00:28.599> most<00:00:28.840> of

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past 2,000 years of History most of

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past 2,000 years of History most of history<00:00:29.720> is<00:00:30.240> a<00:00:30.400> small<00:00:30.880> group<00:00:31.200> of<00:00:32.200> extremely

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history is a small group of extremely

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history is a small group of extremely wealthy<00:00:33.079> people<00:00:33.719> and<00:00:33.879> a<00:00:34.120> vast<00:00:34.480> mass<00:00:34.680> of

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wealthy people and a vast mass of

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wealthy people and a vast mass of extremely<00:00:35.320> impoverished<00:00:35.960> people<00:00:36.760> and<00:00:36.960> that

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extremely impoverished people and that

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extremely impoverished people and that is<00:00:37.520> because<00:00:38.520> you<00:00:38.719> get<00:00:38.960> Dynamics<00:00:39.440> like<00:00:39.600> what<00:00:39.719> is

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is because you get Dynamics like what is

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is because you get Dynamics like what is happening<00:00:40.239> now<00:00:41.200> when<00:00:41.360> you<00:00:41.520> have<00:00:41.800> very<00:00:42.079> very

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happening now when you have very very

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happening now when you have very very powerful<00:00:42.800> people<00:00:43.480> they<00:00:43.600> can<00:00:43.760> use<00:00:44.079> that<00:00:44.280> power

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powerful people they can use that power

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powerful people they can use that power to<00:00:45.039> buy<00:00:45.360> the<00:00:45.559> assets<00:00:45.960> of<00:00:46.120> less<00:00:46.320> powerful

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to buy the assets of less powerful

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to buy the assets of less powerful groups<00:00:47.199> which<00:00:47.320> at<00:00:47.440> the<00:00:47.520> moment<00:00:47.760> is<00:00:47.879> the<00:00:47.960> middle

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groups which at the moment is the middle

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groups which at the moment is the middle class<00:00:48.399> in<00:00:48.520> the<00:00:48.640> government<00:00:49.440> the<00:00:49.520> only<00:00:49.719> reason

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class in the government the only reason

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class in the government the only reason we<00:00:50.079> didn't<00:00:50.360> have<00:00:50.559> that<00:00:50.719> is<00:00:50.879> because<00:00:51.079> for<00:00:51.399> 100

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we didn't have that is because for 100

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we didn't have that is because for 100 years<00:00:51.920> we<00:00:52.079> taxed<00:00:52.480> very<00:00:52.680> rich<00:00:52.840> people<00:00:53.039> at

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years we taxed very rich people at

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years we taxed very rich people at extremely<00:00:53.600> high<00:00:53.760> rates<00:00:54.559> and<00:00:54.719> that<00:00:54.879> prevented

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extremely high rates and that prevented

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extremely high rates and that prevented them<00:00:55.600> from<00:00:55.800> accumulating<00:00:56.239> the<00:00:56.320> rest<00:00:56.440> of<00:00:56.520> the

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them from accumulating the rest of the

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them from accumulating the rest of the assets