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What game is Trump playing?

April 07, 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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Rich and powerful people have quite a

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Rich and powerful people have quite a different<00:00:04.920> attitude<00:00:05.920> and<00:00:06.319> approach<00:00:07.120> to<00:00:07.440> truth

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different attitude and approach to truth

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different attitude and approach to truth and<00:00:08.599> lies<00:00:09.599> and<00:00:10.000> games<00:00:10.960> compared<00:00:11.360> to<00:00:11.759> ordinary

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and lies and games compared to ordinary

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and lies and games compared to ordinary people.<00:00:13.200> When<00:00:13.440> people<00:00:13.679> when<00:00:13.920> rich<00:00:14.160> and

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people. When people when rich and

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people. When people when rich and powerful<00:00:14.480> people<00:00:14.719> say<00:00:14.880> something<00:00:15.839> really

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powerful people say something really

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powerful people say something really more<00:00:16.400> than<00:00:16.560> anything<00:00:16.960> it<00:00:17.199> tells<00:00:17.359> us<00:00:17.600> something

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more than anything it tells us something

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more than anything it tells us something about<00:00:18.160> what<00:00:18.480> they<00:00:18.800> want<00:00:18.960> us<00:00:19.520> to<00:00:19.840> believe.<00:00:20.480> And

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about what they want us to believe. And

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about what they want us to believe. And this<00:00:20.960> also<00:00:21.199> explains<00:00:21.920> often<00:00:22.480> why<00:00:23.039> the<00:00:23.760> what

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this also explains often why the what

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this also explains often why the what people<00:00:24.240> say<00:00:24.400> is<00:00:24.560> so<00:00:24.720> odd<00:00:24.960> to<00:00:25.119> what<00:00:25.279> they<00:00:25.439> do.

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people say is so odd to what they do.

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people say is so odd to what they do. For<00:00:26.000> example,<00:00:26.480> you've<00:00:26.720> got<00:00:27.119> the

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For example, you've got the

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For example, you've got the Conservatives<00:00:28.080> who<00:00:28.800> continually<00:00:29.439> said<00:00:29.599> they

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Conservatives who continually said they

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Conservatives who continually said they were<00:00:30.000> anti-migration<00:00:30.720> and<00:00:30.960> yet<00:00:31.199> enormously

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were anti-migration and yet enormously

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were anti-migration and yet enormously increased<00:00:32.559> the<00:00:32.880> number<00:00:33.120> of<00:00:33.840> legal<00:00:34.239> migration

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increased the number of legal migration

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increased the number of legal migration into<00:00:34.960> the<00:00:35.120> country.<00:00:35.760> You<00:00:35.920> have<00:00:36.160> Elon<00:00:36.480> Musk<00:00:36.880> who

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into the country. You have Elon Musk who

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into the country. You have Elon Musk who again<00:00:37.680> is<00:00:38.160> trying<00:00:38.399> to<00:00:38.559> fund<00:00:38.800> anti-immigration

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again is trying to fund anti-immigration

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again is trying to fund anti-immigration parties<00:00:39.840> and<00:00:40.000> yet<00:00:40.239> is<00:00:40.399> trying<00:00:40.640> to<00:00:41.040> increase

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parties and yet is trying to increase

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parties and yet is trying to increase immigration<00:00:41.840> of<00:00:42.000> many<00:00:42.239> kinds<00:00:42.480> into<00:00:42.800> the<00:00:42.960> US.

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immigration of many kinds into the US.

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immigration of many kinds into the US. When<00:00:43.920> these<00:00:44.079> rich<00:00:44.320> and<00:00:44.480> powerful<00:00:44.800> people

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When these rich and powerful people

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When these rich and powerful people speak,<00:00:45.680> we<00:00:46.000> should<00:00:46.239> always<00:00:46.640> be<00:00:46.879> asking

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speak, we should always be asking

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speak, we should always be asking ourselves<00:00:47.600> fundamentally<00:00:48.239> at<00:00:48.480> the<00:00:48.640> very

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ourselves fundamentally at the very

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ourselves fundamentally at the very heart,<00:00:49.920> what<00:00:50.320> do<00:00:50.640> these<00:00:51.039> people<00:00:51.920> want?<00:00:52.640> And<00:00:52.879> in

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heart, what do these people want? And in

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heart, what do these people want? And in the<00:00:53.280> vast<00:00:53.600> majority<00:00:53.840> of<00:00:54.000> cases,<00:00:54.960> what<00:00:55.280> rich

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the vast majority of cases, what rich

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the vast majority of cases, what rich and<00:00:55.760> powerful<00:00:56.079> people<00:00:56.399> want<00:00:57.120> is<00:00:57.440> more<00:00:57.680> wealth,

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and powerful people want is more wealth,

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and powerful people want is more wealth, more<00:00:58.920> power,<00:00:59.920> not<00:01:00.079> just<00:01:00.239> for<00:01:00.399> them,<00:01:00.559> but<00:01:00.800> also

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more power, not just for them, but also

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more power, not just for them, but also for<00:01:01.120> their