Have I been wrong on the economy this whole time?

About this episode

Gary Stevenson questions his economic analysis and the criticisms he faces regarding wealth taxes and inequality.

Help us grow this channel by joining our Patreon – https://patreon.com/garyseconomics The elite think my economic analysis is wrong. They say wealth taxes are not the solution – and growing inequality isn't the biggest problem we face. But are they right? And have I been wrong the whole time? Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:12) What Rory Stewart said about me (04:04) Why people attack me (07:24) Who is allowed to talk about economics? (24:45) Zack Polanski and the Greens (31:30) Attack on wealth taxes (41:45) Out of touch elite? (46:50) Gatekeeping (51:20) Judge me on my predictions (54:03) What do we do? (59:30) Why social media matters (1:03:04) Help us grow (1:05:21) Rory Stewart’s book is actually really good

People in this episode

Host: Gary Stevenson

Topics covered

• economic analysis
• wealth taxes
• inequality
• elite opinions
• social media

Keywords

• economy
• wealth taxes
• inequality
• economic analysis
• Rory Stewart

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Greens

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