The economy, wealth inequality and survival

HONEST discussion would only benefit the people the Elites look down on.

So...don't look for it.

This is why the Framers tried to prevent a Government-centric system, whereas all wealth, all information, all consent, must go through the central government. Our system was intended not only to be decentralized, but the institutions OUTSIDE government - social groups, churches, community organizations, were to lead with opinions and agendas. Government was to RESPOND to them, not mobilize Manufactured Consent.

Obviously our system is no longer working that way. Started with Direct-Election-of-Senators, which stripped out State sovereignty, and continued with the Regulatory State intruding on private affairs (yes, business and commerce are private affairs). Followed by a gaming of elections - as the then-current officeholders were excited to wallow in all this newfound power, and thus came Lifetime Sinecure (see Graham, Goober).

ALL of these need be addressed - if the republic is to survive - with Constitutional Amendments. But since the Political Class has gummed up THAT, all that's left is a violent collapse.

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Gee, didn't they try that awhile back? Like, the 1950s. Labour on a roll...they sold Socialism as, continuing the wartime program of rationing and free medical care for all, through the rebuilding and recovery. Meaning, of course, permanently.

In 1948, Britain, although deeply damaged from the war, had a strong industrial base. They exported coal. They had shipyards. Their motor industry was arguably the best in Europe - especially since Germany was in ruins and under Occupation.

It was so outstanding, in fact, that Nissan, trying to re-orient their business to manufacture of private autos, something they had never done...they approached Austin, asking to license and build engines to Austin design.

And Austin directors assented - magnanimously. They spoke with pity of the poor little Japanese businessmen, humbly groveling that they be allowed blueprints and rights to manufacture.

The Austin engine lasted longer with Nissan than did Austin...Nissan updated it into the 1980s; Austin got folded into the British Motor Company merger, and then merged with Leyland, makers of trucks and buses. The resulting mish-mash was the British Labourites' Penn Central moment - the company bankrupted; the Labour government took it over, and for 14 years they produced increasingly obsoleted, low-quality product, with costs out of control. Any effort to bring costs down or rationalize manufacture was met with union threats - which of course the Labour Party asceded to.

Meantime, John, Paul, George and Ringo all came over to the Colonies - and sang about The Tax Man. Remember that?

It took Margaret Thatcher to un-screw-up the Labour mess, and she was only partly successful. AND as a result, MOST British industry wound up owned by foreign interests. There was little option - it was, sell it to foreign businesses that weren't bankrupted, or just close down.

They have to revisit that wonderful time, I guess.

Gary's Economics
This one is pretty long (48 mins) but there is nothing to see so if interested you can listen in one tab, play around the forum in a different tab.

It's time to say goodbye

Jul 26, 2026
Alright everyone. Last video. I did this one totally unscripted so I forgot a few important things and then I wrote a really long description to fill that all in and YT told me it was too long so here's the important points.
Read the rest under the vid on youtube.

It's time to say goodbye

There's a shorter version on X.

Barry's Economics

Jul 26, 2026 #BarrysEconomics #GarysEconomics #Inequality
Why Doesn't It Seem Possible to Tax The Rich Even a Little Bit More?
Well...There's a trick that's been used against the public for over seventy years. It's completely legal, it's very well funded, and it's working on you right now.
It doesn't involve lying. That's the clever part. You never have to say anything false.
I want to show you how this trick works, and you'll spot it everywhere. In every news debate, every panel show, every politician saying "we need to be careful here."
And I want to show you the one time in British history we actually beat it. Which matters, because the same trick is being run again, right now, on the biggest question in the country,
I’m Barry Ferns, a comedian whose personal journey through failure, homelessness, and rebuilding led me to explore the socio and behavioural economics of inequality.

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