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Your house price going up is BAD for your kids

September 12, 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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If you do not tax very wealthy people,

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If you do not tax very wealthy people, then<00:00:02.560> they<00:00:02.800> will<00:00:02.960> buy<00:00:03.200> everything.<00:00:03.919> The<00:00:04.160> kids

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then they will buy everything. The kids

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then they will buy everything. The kids of<00:00:04.640> ordinary<00:00:05.120> families<00:00:05.440> will<00:00:05.759> own<00:00:05.920> nothing.

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of ordinary families will own nothing.

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of ordinary families will own nothing. And<00:00:06.480> you<00:00:06.640> have<00:00:06.720> this<00:00:06.879> kind<00:00:07.040> of<00:00:07.200> mad<00:00:07.440> situation

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And you have this kind of mad situation

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And you have this kind of mad situation where<00:00:08.080> you<00:00:08.240> have<00:00:08.320> like<00:00:08.480> ordinary<00:00:08.880> people<00:00:09.040> with

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where you have like ordinary people with

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where you have like ordinary people with small<00:00:09.519> amounts<00:00:09.840> of<00:00:09.920> wealth<00:00:10.559> like<00:00:10.800> trying<00:00:11.120> so

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small amounts of wealth like trying so

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small amounts of wealth like trying so hard<00:00:11.440> to<00:00:11.599> protect<00:00:11.840> their<00:00:12.080> tiny<00:00:12.320> amount<00:00:12.480> of

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hard to protect their tiny amount of

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hard to protect their tiny amount of wealth<00:00:12.800> that<00:00:13.040> they're<00:00:13.200> just<00:00:13.360> allowing

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wealth that they're just allowing

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wealth that they're just allowing themselves<00:00:14.000> to<00:00:14.160> be<00:00:14.240> like<00:00:14.400> eaten<00:00:14.880> by<00:00:15.120> these

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themselves to be like eaten by these

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themselves to be like eaten by these billionaires.<00:00:16.000> You<00:00:16.160> know,<00:00:16.400> as<00:00:16.640> these<00:00:16.880> guys

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billionaires. You know, as these guys

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billionaires. You know, as these guys get<00:00:17.199> richer<00:00:17.359> and<00:00:17.520> richer<00:00:17.600> and<00:00:17.760> richer<00:00:18.000> and

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get richer and richer and richer and

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get richer and richer and richer and richer<00:00:18.320> and<00:00:18.480> richer,<00:00:19.199> what<00:00:19.439> happens<00:00:19.680> is<00:00:19.920> what

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richer and richer, what happens is what

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richer and richer, what happens is what ordinary<00:00:20.560> families<00:00:20.960> see<00:00:21.279> is<00:00:21.520> two<00:00:21.760> things.

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ordinary families see is two things.

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ordinary families see is two things. One,<00:00:22.240> asset<00:00:22.560> prices<00:00:22.880> going<00:00:23.119> up<00:00:23.680> and<00:00:24.000> number

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One, asset prices going up and number

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One, asset prices going up and number two,<00:00:24.480> young<00:00:24.800> people<00:00:24.960> can't<00:00:25.199> buy<00:00:25.359> assets.<00:00:26.000> And

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two, young people can't buy assets. And

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two, young people can't buy assets. And that's<00:00:26.320> why<00:00:26.480> you<00:00:26.720> see<00:00:26.880> this<00:00:27.119> massive<00:00:27.840> like<00:00:28.080> age

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that's why you see this massive like age

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that's why you see this massive like age related<00:00:28.720> division<00:00:29.199> in<00:00:29.519> ordinary<00:00:30.000> families

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related division in ordinary families

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related division in ordinary families which<00:00:30.800> is<00:00:31.119> older<00:00:31.519> people<00:00:31.920> think<00:00:32.160> that<00:00:32.320> what's

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which is older people think that what's

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which is older people think that what's happening<00:00:32.800> is<00:00:33.040> great<00:00:33.440> because<00:00:33.600> they<00:00:33.840> see<00:00:33.920> the

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happening is great because they see the

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happening is great because they see the house<00:00:34.320> price<00:00:34.559> going<00:00:34.800> up<00:00:34.960> and<00:00:35.120> they<00:00:35.360> get<00:00:35.440> told

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house price going up and they get told

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house price going up and they get told by<00:00:35.760> the<00:00:35.920> newspapers<00:00:36.399> don't<00:00:36.559> worry<00:00:36.960> your<00:00:37.200> kids

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by the newspapers don't worry your kids

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by the newspapers don't worry your kids will<00:00:37.520> be<00:00:37.680> fine<00:00:38.160> when<00:00:38.399> they<00:00:38.559> stop<00:00:38.719> buying

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will be fine when they stop buying

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will be fine when they stop buying avocado<00:00:39.440> toast.<00:00:39.760> And<00:00:40.079> this<00:00:40.320> is<00:00:40.399> my<00:00:40.559> message<00:00:40.879> to

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avocado toast. And this is my message to

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avocado toast. And this is my message to older<00:00:41.360> people<00:00:41.600> who<00:00:41.840> own<00:00:42.079> assets<00:00:42.559> if<00:00:42.719> you're

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older people who own assets if you're

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older people who own assets if you're watching<00:00:43.360> your<00:00:43.520> kids<00:00:43.760> will<00:00:43.920> not<00:00:44.000> be<00:00:44.160> fine.

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watching your kids will not be fine.

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watching your kids will not be fine. Your<00:00:44.960> kids<00:00:45.200> will<00:00:45.440> not<00:00:45.600> be<00:00:46.079> fine.<00:00:46.559> I<00:00:46.800> have<00:00:46.960> made

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Your kids will not be fine. I have made

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Your kids will not be fine. I have made millions<00:00:47.440> of<00:00:47.600> pounds<00:00:48.079> betting<00:00:48.399> on<00:00:48.559> the<00:00:48.800> fact

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millions of pounds betting on the fact

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millions of pounds betting on the fact that<00:00:49.200> your<00:00:49.440> kids<00:00:49.920> will<00:00:50.239> not<00:00:50.640> be<00:00:50.879> fine<00:00:51.280> unless

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that your kids will not be fine unless

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that your kids will not be fine unless you<00:00:51.840> tax<00:00:52.000> the