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Who owns everything?

February 20, 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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walk down your High Street look at the

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walk down your High Street look at the shops<00:00:01.880> and<00:00:02.560> you<00:00:02.720> know<00:00:03.240> who<00:00:03.399> owns<00:00:03.679> them<00:00:04.400> who

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shops and you know who owns them who

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shops and you know who owns them who owns<00:00:05.000> fing<00:00:05.319> skyscrapers<00:00:05.879> in<00:00:06.000> Canary<00:00:06.319> wolf<00:00:06.720> who

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owns fing skyscrapers in Canary wolf who

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owns fing skyscrapers in Canary wolf who owns<00:00:07.040> a<00:00:07.359> supermarket<00:00:07.799> who<00:00:07.879> owns<00:00:08.040> a<00:00:08.160> shopping

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owns a supermarket who owns a shopping

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owns a supermarket who owns a shopping center<00:00:08.800> you<00:00:08.880> know<00:00:08.960> what<00:00:09.080> I<00:00:09.160> mean<00:00:09.760> who<00:00:09.920> owns<00:00:10.519> the

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center you know what I mean who owns the

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center you know what I mean who owns the restaurants<00:00:12.080> the<00:00:12.200> pubs<00:00:12.519> you<00:00:12.599> know<00:00:12.880> it's<00:00:13.440> a<00:00:13.519> lot

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restaurants the pubs you know it's a lot

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restaurants the pubs you know it's a lot of<00:00:13.719> it<00:00:13.799> is<00:00:13.880> ownership<00:00:14.280> of<00:00:14.400> commercial<00:00:14.759> wealth

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of it is ownership of commercial wealth

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of it is ownership of commercial wealth and<00:00:15.320> the<00:00:15.559> these<00:00:15.799> guys<00:00:16.760> what<00:00:16.920> they<00:00:17.080> look<00:00:17.359> like

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and the these guys what they look like

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and the these guys what they look like is<00:00:19.359> usually<00:00:19.880> they<00:00:20.000> are<00:00:20.480> families<00:00:20.960> that<00:00:21.080> have

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is usually they are families that have

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is usually they are families that have been<00:00:21.359> wealthy<00:00:21.640> for<00:00:21.760> a<00:00:21.880> long<00:00:22.199> time<00:00:23.199> it's<00:00:23.480> they

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been wealthy for a long time it's they

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been wealthy for a long time it's they have<00:00:23.760> their<00:00:23.880> own<00:00:24.119> sort<00:00:24.279> of<00:00:24.439> teams<00:00:24.680> of

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have their own sort of teams of

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have their own sort of teams of accountant<00:00:25.240> which<00:00:25.359> they<00:00:25.480> call<00:00:25.599> Family

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accountant which they call Family

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accountant which they call Family offices<00:00:26.679> and<00:00:26.800> they<00:00:26.960> just<00:00:27.080> own<00:00:27.359> all<00:00:27.480> of<00:00:27.599> this

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offices and they just own all of this

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offices and they just own all of this stuff<00:00:28.199> basically<00:00:28.640> on<00:00:28.800> paper<00:00:29.080> they<00:00:29.160> own<00:00:29.320> the

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stuff basically on paper they own the

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stuff basically on paper they own the stocks<00:00:29.679> they<00:00:29.759> own<00:00:29.880> the<00:00:30.000> shares<00:00:30.320> they<00:00:30.400> own<00:00:30.720> a

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stocks they own the shares they own a

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stocks they own the shares they own a ton<00:00:31.000> of<00:00:31.119> debt<00:00:31.320> so<00:00:31.519> that<00:00:31.840> they<00:00:31.960> own<00:00:32.160> your

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ton of debt so that they own your

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ton of debt so that they own your mortgage<00:00:32.719> they<00:00:32.840> own<00:00:33.000> the<00:00:33.079> government<00:00:33.440> debts

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mortgage they own the government debts

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mortgage they own the government debts when<00:00:33.840> you<00:00:33.920> pay<00:00:34.079> your<00:00:34.239> taxes<00:00:34.800> the<00:00:34.920> interest

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when you pay your taxes the interest

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when you pay your taxes the interest goes<00:00:35.440> to<00:00:35.840> them<00:00:37.239> um<00:00:38.239> and<00:00:38.920> work<00:00:39.160> is<00:00:39.320> meaningless

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goes to them um and work is meaningless

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goes to them um and work is meaningless to<00:00:40.000> them<00:00:40.360> because<00:00:40.640> they<00:00:40.800> will<00:00:41.000> make<00:00:41.640> from

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to them because they will make from

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to them because they will make from their<00:00:42.320> assets<00:00:42.840> you<00:00:42.960> know<00:00:43.520> and<00:00:43.719> I<00:00:43.800> want<00:00:43.920> people

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their assets you know and I want people

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their assets you know and I want people to<00:00:44.320> understand<00:00:44.440> this<00:00:44.600> these<00:00:44.719> are<00:00:44.840> your<00:00:45.000> cash

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to understand this these are your cash

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to understand this these are your cash flows<00:00:45.440> so<00:00:45.520> when<00:00:45.600> you<00:00:45.680> go<00:00:45.800> to<00:00:45.960> tesos<00:00:46.480> you<00:00:46.680> some

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flows so when you go to tesos you some

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flows so when you go to tesos you some guy<00:00:46.960> owns<00:00:47.199> tesos<00:00:47.719> a<00:00:47.800> big<00:00:47.960> chunk<00:00:48.160> of<00:00:48.280> what<00:00:48.399> you

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guy owns tesos a big chunk of what you

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guy owns tesos a big chunk of what you pay<00:00:48.680> it's<00:00:48.800> just<00:00:48.920> going<00:00:49.239> his<00:00:49.440> profits<00:00:49.800> you<00:00:49.879> know

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pay it's just going his profits you know

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pay it's just going his profits you know what<00:00:50.039> I<00:00:50.120> mean<00:00:50.440> all<00:00:50.640> the<00:00:50.960> people<00:00:51.120> don't<00:00:51.280> own

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what I mean all the people don't own

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what I mean all the people don't own these<00:00:51.640> things<00:00:51.960> and<00:00:52.320> they<00:00:52.440> are<00:00:52.559> owned<00:00:52.840> by<00:00:52.960> a

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these things and they are owned by a

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these things and they are owned by a small<00:00:53.359> number<00:00:53.600> of<00:00:53.760> extremely<00:00:54.199> wealthy

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small number of extremely wealthy

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small number of extremely wealthy families<00:00:55.559> generally<00:00:55.960> you<00:00:56.120> don't<00:00:56.520> see<00:00:56.760> them

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families generally you don't see them

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families generally you don't see them you<00:00:57.039> don't<00:00:57.199> hear<00:00:57.359> of<00:00:57.520> them<00:00:57.680> you<00:00:57.760> know<00:00:58.120> their

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you don't hear of them you know their

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you don't hear of them you know their kids<00:00:58.480> go<00:00:58.600> to<00:00:58.760> eat<00:00:58.960> and<00:00:59.039> you<00:00:59.120> know