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The very rich have no idea how dangerous the situation is

August 19, 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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Most rich people, they're obviously they

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Most rich people, they're obviously they wear<00:00:02.960> nice<00:00:03.120> suits<00:00:03.280> and<00:00:03.439> they're<00:00:03.520> well

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wear nice suits and they're well

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wear nice suits and they're well educated,<00:00:04.160> they<00:00:04.240> speak<00:00:04.400> posh.<00:00:04.880> They<00:00:05.200> don't

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educated, they speak posh. They don't

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educated, they speak posh. They don't have<00:00:05.759> a<00:00:05.920> clue<00:00:06.560> what<00:00:06.879> what's<00:00:07.200> going<00:00:07.359> on.

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have a clue what what's going on.

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have a clue what what's going on. They're,<00:00:08.320> you<00:00:08.400> know,<00:00:08.559> they're<00:00:08.720> no<00:00:08.960> smarter

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They're, you know, they're no smarter

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They're, you know, they're no smarter than<00:00:09.440> obviously<00:00:09.760> some<00:00:09.920> of<00:00:10.000> them<00:00:10.080> are<00:00:10.240> smart,

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than obviously some of them are smart,

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than obviously some of them are smart, but<00:00:10.719> they're<00:00:10.880> no<00:00:11.120> smarter<00:00:11.280> than<00:00:11.440> your<00:00:11.599> average

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but they're no smarter than your average

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but they're no smarter than your average guy.<00:00:12.480> They're<00:00:12.800> very<00:00:13.040> divorced<00:00:13.599> from<00:00:13.840> what's

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guy. They're very divorced from what's

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guy. They're very divorced from what's happening.<00:00:14.559> They're<00:00:14.799> very<00:00:15.040> rich.<00:00:15.280> They<00:00:15.440> live

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happening. They're very rich. They live

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happening. They're very rich. They live in<00:00:15.759> these<00:00:15.920> societies<00:00:16.640> which<00:00:16.960> like<00:00:17.680> give<00:00:18.000> them

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in these societies which like give them

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in these societies which like give them unbelievable<00:00:19.359> levels<00:00:19.600> of<00:00:19.840> luxury<00:00:20.720> and<00:00:21.199> they

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unbelievable levels of luxury and they

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unbelievable levels of luxury and they are<00:00:22.960> really<00:00:23.359> obviously<00:00:24.160> rapidly

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are really obviously rapidly

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are really obviously rapidly aggressively<00:00:25.519> destabil<00:00:26.400> destabilizing

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aggressively destabil destabilizing

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aggressively destabil destabilizing those<00:00:27.439> societies<00:00:28.080> to<00:00:28.320> to<00:00:28.560> get<00:00:28.640> a<00:00:28.800> little<00:00:28.880> bit

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those societies to to get a little bit

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those societies to to get a little bit more.<00:00:29.279> It's<00:00:29.519> so<00:00:30.240> stupid.<00:00:30.720> If<00:00:30.880> the<00:00:31.039> rich<00:00:31.279> were

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more. It's so stupid. If the rich were

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more. It's so stupid. If the rich were smart,<00:00:32.000> they<00:00:32.239> would<00:00:32.399> be<00:00:32.480> trying<00:00:32.559> to<00:00:32.719> call<00:00:32.800> a

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smart, they would be trying to call a

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smart, they would be trying to call a ceasefire<00:00:33.440> here.<00:00:33.680> They've<00:00:33.920> won.<00:00:34.239> They've<00:00:34.480> got

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ceasefire here. They've won. They've got

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ceasefire here. They've won. They've got everything.<00:00:35.120> They're<00:00:35.280> unbelievably<00:00:35.920> rich.

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everything. They're unbelievably rich.

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everything. They're unbelievably rich. And<00:00:36.399> yet,<00:00:36.960> they're<00:00:37.280> pushing<00:00:37.520> for<00:00:37.680> more.

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And yet, they're pushing for more.

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And yet, they're pushing for more. They're<00:00:38.239> pushing<00:00:38.399> for<00:00:38.640> more<00:00:39.120> in<00:00:39.280> a<00:00:39.440> way<00:00:39.520> that

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They're pushing for more in a way that

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They're pushing for more in a way that is<00:00:39.920> going<00:00:40.000> to<00:00:40.079> destroy<00:00:40.399> the<00:00:40.559> societies<00:00:40.879> they

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is going to destroy the societies they

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is going to destroy the societies they live<00:00:41.120> in.<00:00:41.360> It's<00:00:41.440> the<00:00:41.600> It's<00:00:41.840> the<00:00:42.000> stupidest

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live in. It's the It's the stupidest

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live in. It's the It's the stupidest thing<00:00:42.480> ever.<00:00:42.879> It's<00:00:43.040> the<00:00:43.200> stupidest<00:00:43.600> thing

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thing ever. It's the stupidest thing

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thing ever. It's the stupidest thing ever.<00:00:44.239> So<00:00:44.399> they're<00:00:44.559> not<00:00:44.719> smart.