Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
TV and radio discussion on wealth taxes usually get derailed by fear mongering and terrible statistics – often from people who are paid to defend the ultra rich. What would an honest debate about wealth inequality and taxing wealth actually look like?
How to Get Filthy Rich: My Channel4 Documentary – channel4.com/programmes/how-to-get-filthy-rich-with-gary-stevenson/on-demand/78427-001
The Big Issue edition I edited – bigissue.com/behind-the-scenes/inside-the-big-issue-gary-says-wealth-tax
My website that explains What is Wealth and Inequality – garyseconomics.org/introduction
My interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy – youtu.be/0quhLtBXijM?si=tE20yal3QwySRgQC
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:33 How to discuss the wealth tax
05:04 What is wealth?
05:51 Is wealth inequality growing?
13:30 How does inequality affect the economy?
16:59 Should you care?
22:02 Why the media is so frustrating
24:28 Do we need a wealth tax?
26:03 Why some people dislike wealth taxes
28:14 How do you tax wealth more?
34:06 What are the real problems with wealth taxes?
36:35 We ALREADY value rich people’s assets
38:35 Wealth taxes bad for innovation?
39:40 It will take a long time to set up
40:18 If you tax them they will leave
43:11 Will foreign investment decline?
45:49 UPDATE What is next for me and this channel?
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TV and radio discussion on wealth taxes usually get derailed by fear mongering and terrible statistics – often from people who are paid to defend the ultra rich. What would an honest debate about wealth inequality and taxing wealth actually look like?
How to Get Filthy Rich: My Channel4 Documentary – channel4.com/programmes/how-to-get-filthy-rich-with-gary-stevenson/on-demand/78427-001
The Big Issue edition I edited – bigissue.com/behind-the-scenes/inside-the-big-issue-gary-says-wealth-tax
My website that explains What is Wealth and Inequality – garyseconomics.org/introduction
My interview with Krishnan Guru-Murthy – youtu.be/0quhLtBXijM?si=tE20yal3QwySRgQC
CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
03:33 How to discuss the wealth tax
05:04 What is wealth?
05:51 Is wealth inequality growing?
13:30 How does inequality affect the economy?
16:59 Should you care?
22:02 Why the media is so frustrating
24:28 Do we need a wealth tax?
26:03 Why some people dislike wealth taxes
28:14 How do you tax wealth more?
34:06 What are the real problems with wealth taxes?
36:35 We ALREADY value rich people’s assets
38:35 Wealth taxes bad for innovation?
39:40 It will take a long time to set up
40:18 If you tax them they will leave
43:11 Will foreign investment decline?
45:49 UPDATE What is next for me and this channel?
–––––––––––
JOIN OUR PATREON – patreon.com/garyseconomics
GET MERCH – shop.garyseconomics.org
DONATE – buy.stripe.com/7sYbIUaRp2Pafv0cYCdjO01
JOIN GARY'S MAILING LIST – subscribepage.io/garyseconomics
GET THE TRADING GAME – penguin.co.uk/books/455809/the-trading-game-by-stevenson-gary/9781802062731
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Follow Gary on other channels:
LINKEDIN – linkedin.com/company/garyseconomics
SPOTIFY – open.spotify.com/show/2807p01KIe4RRFjRTB5o25
INSTAGRAM – instagram.com/garyseconomics
TIKTOK – tiktok.com/@garyseconomics
BLUESKY – https://bsky.app/profile/garyseconomics.bsky.social
X – twitter.com/garyseconomics
FACEBOOK – facebook.com/garyseconomics
DISCORD – discord.gg/vqME6WsPd7
WEBSITE – garyseconomics.org
