The only way to cut your taxes is to raise tax. Here's why

The only way to cut your taxes is to raise tax. Here's why

July 19, 2026 · 33 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the relationship between taxation, government debt, and the decline of public services, advocating for taxing wealth instead of work.

More and more of what you pay in tax goes on government debt interest, rather than funding public services. As this national debt grows, taxes on working people will increase even further –and public services will continue to get worse. How do we stop this? Help us tax wealth not work: join our Patreon . Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:59) Low or high taxes? (03:08) Government wealth (07:08) Why your public services suck (16:44) How to understand economic crises (21:45) If you lose your wealth (25:55) Why we are WINNING this (30:57) You can do something

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