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The Intelligence from The Economist

Sorry state: Kashmir on lockdown

The Intelligence from The Economist

The Economist

Daily News, Global News, News

4.53.7K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Two months after India’s Hindu-nationalist government stripped the state of Jammu and Kashmir of its autonomy, 7m people are still in limbo. How will it end? Could America’s angrily partisan politics be explained by a rise in loneliness? We visit the Midwest to find out. And, companies are going big on “financial wellness” initiatives for their employees.

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0:00.0

Would a wealth tax on the super rich solve all our problems?

0:03.3

All I would say is Jeff Bezos does not live in Bonsley.

0:06.1

And what are the practical solutions for young people to get on the housing ladder?

0:10.2

I'm waiting for my dad to sell his house.

0:12.4

Gotta get hold of that deposit money.

0:14.1

What did taxation look like in the past?

0:16.6

Hair power and servants and porcelain and a whole create into specific taxes.

0:21.6

Join me, Nubin Hack, as I find out why our society works the way it does,

0:26.4

and how we can make it fairer on the financial fairness podcast.

0:36.2

Hello and welcome to the Intelligence on Economist Radio.

0:39.5

I'm your host, Jason Palmer.

0:41.6

Every weekday we provide a fresh perspective on the events shaping your world.

0:50.2

More and more, voters linger in the echo chambers of social media and television news,

0:56.0

and increasingly they describe their lives as lonely.

0:59.7

We head to America's Midwest, asking whether these parallel trends

1:03.7

explain why politics is so angrily partisan.

1:08.2

And blue chip companies are pumping more money and effort into wellness initiatives for their

1:13.3

employees. But it's not just gym memberships and on-site massages.

1:17.7

They're providing a lot of financial wellness too.

1:26.1

First up though.

1:32.0

According to the Indian government, all is well in the Kashmir valley.

1:36.1

But in reality, life for those who live there, most of whom are Muslim,

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