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When you're poor and you get rich, you leave everyone you know behind

September 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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when you've grown up skipping meals in a

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when you've grown up skipping meals in a tiny<00:00:03.679> little<00:00:03.959> Crowded<00:00:04.520> House<00:00:05.000> sleeping<00:00:05.400> on

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tiny little Crowded House sleeping on

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tiny little Crowded House sleeping on broken<00:00:05.879> mattresses<00:00:06.839> watching<00:00:07.200> your<00:00:07.399> dad<00:00:07.640> work

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broken mattresses watching your dad work

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broken mattresses watching your dad work long<00:00:08.360> hours<00:00:08.880> for<00:00:09.120> 20<00:00:09.519> grand<00:00:10.000> tired<00:00:10.400> every<00:00:10.679> day

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long hours for 20 grand tired every day

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long hours for 20 grand tired every day and<00:00:11.440> then<00:00:11.599> you're<00:00:11.840> 22<00:00:12.400> years<00:00:12.599> old<00:00:12.799> and<00:00:12.920> someone

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and then you're 22 years old and someone

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and then you're 22 years old and someone Drops<00:00:13.559> 400<00:00:14.280> Grand<00:00:14.679> on<00:00:14.839> you<00:00:15.519> for<00:00:15.759> playing<00:00:16.119> a

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Drops 400 Grand on you for playing a

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Drops 400 Grand on you for playing a game<00:00:16.880> basically<00:00:17.880> how<00:00:18.039> does<00:00:18.160> that<00:00:18.320> make<00:00:18.560> does

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game basically how does that make does

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game basically how does that make does it<00:00:18.800> make<00:00:18.960> you<00:00:19.160> happy<00:00:19.680> you<00:00:19.800> know<00:00:19.880> what<00:00:19.960> I<00:00:20.039> mean

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it make you happy you know what I mean

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it make you happy you know what I mean it's<00:00:20.359> not<00:00:20.480> it's<00:00:20.600> not<00:00:20.760> just<00:00:20.880> my<00:00:21.160> dad<00:00:21.400> you<00:00:21.480> know

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it's not it's not just my dad you know

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it's not it's not just my dad you know what<00:00:21.640> I<00:00:21.720> mean<00:00:21.960> it's<00:00:22.279> everyone's<00:00:22.840> dad<00:00:23.359> I<00:00:23.519> want

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what I mean it's everyone's dad I want

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what I mean it's everyone's dad I want you<00:00:23.840> know<00:00:24.359> where<00:00:24.519> I<00:00:24.640> come<00:00:24.760> from<00:00:24.920> it's<00:00:25.039> a<00:00:25.119> very

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you know where I come from it's a very

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you know where I come from it's a very immigrant<00:00:25.680> area<00:00:26.039> lots<00:00:26.199> of<00:00:26.320> kids<00:00:26.480> who<00:00:26.679> just

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immigrant area lots of kids who just

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immigrant area lots of kids who just come<00:00:26.920> over<00:00:27.119> from<00:00:27.320> Pakistan<00:00:27.760> you<00:00:27.880> know<00:00:28.199> poor

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come over from Pakistan you know poor

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come over from Pakistan you know poor families<00:00:29.000> you<00:00:29.080> know<00:00:29.480> you<00:00:29.640> go<00:00:29.800> to<00:00:30.080> and<00:00:30.199> you<00:00:30.279> see

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families you know you go to and you see

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families you know you go to and you see them<00:00:30.560> and<00:00:30.640> the<00:00:30.800> dad<00:00:30.960> sleeping<00:00:31.279> on<00:00:31.359> the<00:00:31.480> sofa

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them and the dad sleeping on the sofa

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them and the dad sleeping on the sofa you<00:00:31.880> know<00:00:31.960> what<00:00:32.040> I<00:00:32.119> mean<00:00:32.239> this<00:00:32.320> is<00:00:32.439> everyone<00:00:32.719> I

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you know what I mean this is everyone I

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you know what I mean this is everyone I grew<00:00:33.040> up<00:00:33.200> with<00:00:34.000> when<00:00:34.120> you<00:00:34.280> give<00:00:34.399> a<00:00:34.520> lot<00:00:34.640> of

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grew up with when you give a lot of

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grew up with when you give a lot of money<00:00:34.960> to<00:00:35.120> a<00:00:35.239> very<00:00:35.440> poor<00:00:35.760> person<00:00:36.520> you

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money to a very poor person you

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money to a very poor person you completely<00:00:37.440> separate<00:00:37.960> them<00:00:38.120> from<00:00:38.399> everyone

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completely separate them from everyone

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completely separate them from everyone they<00:00:38.879> grew<00:00:39.079> up<00:00:39.239> with<00:00:39.960> you<00:00:40.200> put<00:00:40.399> them<00:00:40.520> in<00:00:40.640> a

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they grew up with you put them in a

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they grew up with you put them in a situation<00:00:41.480> where<00:00:41.680> their<00:00:41.960> life<00:00:42.399> is

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situation where their life is

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situation where their life is incomparably<00:00:43.440> different<00:00:43.760> to<00:00:44.000> everybody<00:00:44.440> that

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incomparably different to everybody that

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incomparably different to everybody that they<00:00:44.680> know<00:00:45.120> to<00:00:45.320> their<00:00:45.520> parents<00:00:46.320> to<00:00:46.480> their

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they know to their parents to their

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they know to their parents to their childhood<00:00:47.160> friends<00:00:47.879> to<00:00:48.039> their

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childhood friends to their

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childhood friends to their girlfriend<00:00:49.840> and<00:00:51.039> you<00:00:52.039> force<00:00:52.559> them<00:00:53.199> to<00:00:54.199> realize

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girlfriend and you force them to realize

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girlfriend and you force them to realize that<00:00:55.280> no<00:00:55.440> matter<00:00:55.680> how<00:00:55.840> much<00:00:56.000> money<00:00:56.359> they<00:00:56.719> make

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that no matter how much money they make

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that no matter how much money they make everyone<00:00:58.079> they<00:00:58.199> grew<00:00:58.399> up<00:00:58.559> with<00:00:58.680> is<00:00:58.800> still

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everyone they grew up with is still

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everyone they grew up with is still going<00:00:59.039> to<00:00:59.160> be<00:00:59.280> poor