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The only power you have

June 19, 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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the only Power that ordinary people

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the only Power that ordinary people really<00:00:02.520> have<00:00:02.679> in<00:00:02.919> response<00:00:03.719> is<00:00:04.120> taxation

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really have in response is taxation

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really have in response is taxation really<00:00:05.279> it's<00:00:05.440> the<00:00:05.560> only<00:00:05.799> thing<00:00:05.920> you<00:00:06.040> can<00:00:06.279> it's

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really it's the only thing you can it's

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really it's the only thing you can it's the<00:00:06.560> only<00:00:06.839> Power<00:00:07.080> you<00:00:07.240> have<00:00:07.480> you<00:00:07.680> you<00:00:07.799> have<00:00:08.000> a

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the only Power you have you you have a

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the only Power you have you you have a vote<00:00:08.920> and<00:00:09.120> you<00:00:09.280> have<00:00:09.480> the<00:00:09.679> power

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vote and you have the power

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vote and you have the power theoretically<00:00:10.719> to<00:00:10.920> tax<00:00:11.160> through<00:00:11.400> it's<00:00:11.519> the

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theoretically to tax through it's the

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theoretically to tax through it's the the<00:00:11.880> only<00:00:12.080> protection<00:00:12.440> that<00:00:12.519> you<00:00:12.679> have<00:00:12.960> if<00:00:13.040> you

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the only protection that you have if you

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the only protection that you have if you look<00:00:13.280> at<00:00:13.400> most<00:00:13.559> of<00:00:13.759> History<00:00:14.519> most<00:00:14.759> of<00:00:15.000> history

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look at most of History most of history

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look at most of History most of history is<00:00:15.679> a<00:00:15.879> small<00:00:16.400> incredibly<00:00:16.920> Rich<00:00:17.160> Elite<00:00:17.720> ruling

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is a small incredibly Rich Elite ruling

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is a small incredibly Rich Elite ruling over<00:00:18.480> a<00:00:18.680> vast<00:00:18.920> majority<00:00:19.400> of<00:00:19.560> incredibly

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over a vast majority of incredibly

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over a vast majority of incredibly impoverished<00:00:20.600> people<00:00:21.080> and<00:00:21.199> that<00:00:21.279> is<00:00:21.480> the<00:00:21.680> that

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impoverished people and that is the that

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impoverished people and that is the that is<00:00:22.000> the<00:00:22.119> present<00:00:22.439> truth<00:00:22.680> in<00:00:22.800> most<00:00:22.960> of<00:00:23.080> the

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is the present truth in most of the

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is the present truth in most of the world<00:00:23.599> and<00:00:23.720> it<00:00:23.800> was<00:00:24.000> true<00:00:24.119> in<00:00:24.240> this<00:00:24.359> country

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world and it was true in this country

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world and it was true in this country for<00:00:24.760> most<00:00:24.920> of<00:00:25.160> History<00:00:26.160> we<00:00:26.359> stopped<00:00:26.800> that<00:00:27.080> for

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for most of History we stopped that for

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for most of History we stopped that for a<00:00:27.400> period<00:00:27.640> of<00:00:27.840> time<00:00:28.240> because<00:00:28.480> we<00:00:28.679> decided<00:00:29.160> no

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a period of time because we decided no

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a period of time because we decided no we're<00:00:29.480> going<00:00:29.560> to<00:00:29.640> make<00:00:29.800> the<00:00:30.039> Rich<00:00:30.240> pay<00:00:30.480> first

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we're going to make the Rich pay first

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we're going to make the Rich pay first level<00:00:31.160> of<00:00:31.359> taxes<00:00:31.920> and<00:00:32.040> we're<00:00:32.160> going<00:00:32.279> to<00:00:32.399> use

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level of taxes and we're going to use

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level of taxes and we're going to use that<00:00:32.759> money<00:00:33.160> to<00:00:33.360> allow<00:00:33.600> Ordinary<00:00:34.120> People<00:00:34.640> to

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that money to allow Ordinary People to

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that money to allow Ordinary People to have<00:00:35.200> housing<00:00:35.760> and<00:00:36.000> health<00:00:36.360> care<00:00:36.559> and<00:00:36.760> food

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have housing and health care and food

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have housing and health care and food and<00:00:37.360> education<00:00:38.239> we<00:00:38.399> only<00:00:38.640> were<00:00:38.800> able<00:00:39.040> to

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and education we only were able to

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and education we only were able to achieve<00:00:39.719> that<00:00:40.160> because<00:00:40.399> of<00:00:40.559> high<00:00:40.760> levels<00:00:41.039> of

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achieve that because of high levels of

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achieve that because of high levels of taxation<00:00:41.960> of<00:00:42.120> the<00:00:42.320> very<00:00:42.559> rich<00:00:43.399> and<00:00:43.520> then<00:00:43.640> in

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taxation of the very rich and then in

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taxation of the very rich and then in the<00:00:44.200> 80s<00:00:45.200> we<00:00:45.440> we<00:00:45.520> lost<00:00:45.719> the<00:00:45.879> argument<00:00:46.480> we<00:00:46.640> lost

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the 80s we we lost the argument we lost

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the 80s we we lost the argument we lost the<00:00:47.039> argument<00:00:47.399> and<00:00:47.559> in<00:00:47.719> doing<00:00:48.039> that<00:00:48.360> we<00:00:48.559> lost

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the argument and in doing that we lost

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the argument and in doing that we lost the<00:00:49.120> only<00:00:49.760> weapon<00:00:50.760> that<00:00:51.320> the<00:00:51.520> poor<00:00:51.800> and

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the only weapon that the poor and

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the only weapon that the poor and ordinary<00:00:52.520> have<00:00:52.719> ever<00:00:53.000> had<00:00:53.480> to<00:00:53.640> protect

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ordinary have ever had to protect

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