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What's The Trading Game About?

January 15, 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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I was never a political person I come

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I was never a political person I come from<00:00:02.399> a<00:00:02.480> very<00:00:02.639> poor<00:00:02.879> background<00:00:03.320> and<00:00:03.439> I<00:00:03.560> wanted

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from a very poor background and I wanted

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from a very poor background and I wanted to<00:00:04.279> make<00:00:04.520> money<00:00:04.920> I<00:00:05.000> wanted<00:00:05.240> to<00:00:05.400> be<00:00:05.640> rich<00:00:06.120> I

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to make money I wanted to be rich I

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to make money I wanted to be rich I didn't<00:00:06.399> want<00:00:06.520> to<00:00:06.600> be<00:00:06.759> poor<00:00:07.400> anymore<00:00:08.840> and<00:00:09.840> you

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didn't want to be poor anymore and you

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didn't want to be poor anymore and you know<00:00:10.200> the<00:00:10.360> way<00:00:10.599> that<00:00:10.800> I<00:00:11.000> did<00:00:11.280> that<00:00:11.880> was<00:00:12.880> I<00:00:13.040> made

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know the way that I did that was I made

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know the way that I did that was I made millions<00:00:14.719> of<00:00:15.679> dollars<00:00:16.440> by<00:00:16.640> betting<00:00:17.039> that<00:00:17.560> the

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millions of dollars by betting that the

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millions of dollars by betting that the economy<00:00:18.199> would<00:00:18.359> be<00:00:18.920> terrible<00:00:20.199> forever<00:00:21.199> and

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economy would be terrible forever and

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economy would be terrible forever and that<00:00:22.080> was<00:00:23.080> that<00:00:23.240> was<00:00:23.359> a<00:00:23.560> profoundly

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that was that was a profoundly

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that was that was a profoundly politicizing<00:00:24.760> experience<00:00:25.160> and<00:00:25.279> it<00:00:25.400> has<00:00:25.599> made

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politicizing experience and it has made

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politicizing experience and it has made me<00:00:26.080> somebody

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me somebody

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me somebody who<00:00:28.400> is<00:00:28.599> super<00:00:28.960> interested<00:00:29.439> in<00:00:30.000> the<00:00:30.160> economy

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who is super interested in the economy

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who is super interested in the economy and<00:00:30.640> the<00:00:30.759> way<00:00:30.920> the<00:00:31.000> world<00:00:31.240> works<00:00:31.640> and<00:00:32.160> and<00:00:33.160> I

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and the way the world works and and I

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and the way the world works and and I want<00:00:33.440> to<00:00:33.800> give<00:00:34.559> everyone<00:00:34.879> else<00:00:35.120> the

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want to give everyone else the

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want to give everyone else the opportunity<00:00:35.760> to<00:00:35.960> come<00:00:36.239> on<00:00:37.000> that<00:00:38.200> Journey<00:00:39.200> that

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opportunity to come on that Journey that

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opportunity to come on that Journey that I<00:00:39.480> went<00:00:39.680> on<00:00:39.879> basically<00:00:40.280> to<00:00:41.280> come<00:00:41.480> into<00:00:41.719> this

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I went on basically to come into this

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I went on basically to come into this space<00:00:42.160> come<00:00:42.320> into<00:00:42.520> this<00:00:42.719> world<00:00:43.120> which<00:00:43.640> is<00:00:43.840> not

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space come into this world which is not

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space come into this world which is not normally<00:00:44.360> well<00:00:44.520> explained<00:00:44.879> the<00:00:44.960> world<00:00:45.120> of

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normally well explained the world of

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normally well explained the world of Economics<00:00:45.600> the<00:00:45.680> world<00:00:45.840> of<00:00:46.000> finance<00:00:46.600> and<00:00:46.800> and

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Economics the world of finance and and

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Economics the world of finance and and see<00:00:47.280> the<00:00:47.399> way<00:00:47.559> it<00:00:47.680> really<00:00:47.879> works<00:00:48.280> meet<00:00:49.160> the

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see the way it really works meet the

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see the way it really works meet the people<00:00:49.680> in<00:00:49.920> that<00:00:50.120> world<00:00:50.640> the<00:00:50.960> the<00:00:51.199> crazy

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people in that world the the crazy

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people in that world the the crazy Maniacs<00:00:52.399> that<00:00:52.520> I<00:00:52.680> worked<00:00:53.000> with<00:00:53.199> learn<00:00:54.000> about

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Maniacs that I worked with learn about

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Maniacs that I worked with learn about it<00:00:54.359> from<00:00:54.600> them<00:00:54.840> like<00:00:55.079> I<00:00:55.480> did<00:00:56.480> and<00:00:57.079> feel<00:00:57.440> what<00:00:57.600> I

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it from them like I did and feel what I

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it from them like I did and feel what I felt