Why Governments Tax the Poor — and Ignore the Rich - Barry's Economics

Governments tax what’s easiest to see — not where the real money is.
We tax income because it’s under the streetlight, while real wealth hides in the dark.

(And If this makes sense, share it — the algorithm rarely taxes attention.)

In this episode, I explore The Streetlight Effect — a bias that shapes everything from science to economics.
We look for solutions where it’s comfortable, familiar, visible.
And that’s exactly how governments build their tax systems:
they shine the lamp on PAYE earners, and ignore the shadowlands of property, trusts, and offshore wealth.

The result? Ordinary people get combed over while the keys to fairness — assets, portfolios, real capital — lie untouched.

If we really want change, we’ve got to move the light.
This is what a genuine wealth tax means: shining where the real wealth lies.

Watch more: Wealth Tax Smokescreen → https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkjNsW4nwlQ&t=52s

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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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