Garys Economics

The world's fourth richest wants your taxes cut to 0. Why did he say this last week – and should we believe him?

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Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(02:43) Why Bezos wants lower tax

(06:34) His real argument

(09:12) How they distract you

(12:51) They think you’re stupid

(14:04) Tax wealth not work

(16:59) “Everyone hates government”

(21:45) Blaming politicians

(23:50) The broader context

(26:04) How billionaires are making you poorer

(28:37) The 5 Whys

(32:44) What progress have we made?

Gabriel Zucman is the most important economist in the world today. And the one billionaires fear most. His wealth tax proposals have passed France's lower chamber of parliament – and will likely be signed into law in the coming years. Here's his advice for how we can tax the super rich more in the UK and other countries.

CHAPTERS

(00:00) Intro

(02:57) Who is Gabriel Zucman?

(07:14) Why universities ignore inequality

(14:05) What is the problem?

(20:12) How we tax billionaires more

(26:51) Gabriel’s billionaire tax in France

(27:46) Learn from taxes in past

(30:14) The current situation is radical

(33:29) Wealth is concentrating at the top

(39:07) How the UK can adopt this tax

(46:02) Message to The Rest is Politics

(50:12) Final message

Parties like Reform have a clear message on why living standards are collapsing. And this is why they're growing. If you want to stop them you have to reverse falling living standards.

Chapters

(00:00) Intro
(02:21) Falling living standards are driving this
(07:38) What’s happening in the UK?
(09:19) Left and Centre need to unite
(15:41) This is the last chance
(17:14) You need to act now
(21:25) Learn to communicate
(26:11) Do not look down on the public
(31:52) Hatred will destroy us
(35:00) Message to Reform supporters
(38:57) Hope

Global stock markets are at all time highs. Gold has doubled and silver tripled in the last two years alone. What's behind these moves? Shouldn't economic crises like Iran be pushing asset prices down? Is now a good time to invest?

(00:00) Intro

(01:34) Global asset prices

(03:45) How 2008 crisis pushed prices up

(09:00) Do interest rates matter?

(10:24) What COVID did

(13:00) WHY asset prices go up

(18:27) Crises push up asset prices

(20:18) How should YOU react?

(23:07) A distribution crisis

(27:49) Will asset prices KEEP going up?

Elections in the UK this week may change everything. With prediction markets saying Labour are facing wipeout, is Sir Keir Starmer about to resign? Who will take over? And what does that mean for the next general election? Gary sets out his predictions for the next week, year and 10 years in British politics.

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Chapters

(00:00) Intro

(02:47) Will Starmer go?

(09:09) WHO you should vote for

(10:22) Scotland and Wales

(11:34) The next UK Prime Minister?

(16:44) Best way to get wealth taxes

(21:16) What I predict will happen 

(35:30) What you can do