How Britain is Destroying Its Economy - Daniel Priestley

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Konstantin Kisin & Francis Foster

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🗓️ 27 August 2025

⏱️ 82 minutes

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0:00.0	It's the greatest time in history to be an entrepreneur.
0:03.0	There's never been better time.
0:05.0	Minus the crime, London's just an awesome city.
0:08.0	I think Britain's lost more millionaires than any other country in the world.
0:11.0	Why do you think that is?
0:12.0	If you create a game where entrepreneurs can't really operate or win,
0:16.0	you lose those entrepreneurs.
0:18.0	1% of people earn 14% of the income but pay 30% of the taxes.
0:22.6	So let's just get that because I think most people don't get this.
0:25.6	The top 1% that we always are told are the evil blah blah blah.
0:29.6	Yeah.
0:30.6	They pay 30% of the income tax.
0:32.6	You know, anyone who has come from Eastern European countries, Soviet Union, you know that
0:39.1	state-run big government just doesn't work.
0:42.7	Our ancestors, your grandparents, great-grandparents, they would trade places with you in a heartbeat.
0:49.8	Relax, relax, this is not an ad.
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1:09.9	If you're like us, you believe that understanding how freedom actually works is one of the
1:14.3	most important things a citizen can do.
1:16.5	That's why I think many of you will find this fascinating.
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