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EPISODE · Feb 18, 2026 · 40 MIN

Why The Rich Get Richer | Faiza Shaheen | Zack Polanski

from Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

How can we reimagine wealth taxes so that they’re less a politics of envy and more about just not paying wealthy people to become more wealthy? Why do we accept student loans as a tax on graduates whilst paying huge amounts of interest to asset holders? Where does tax avoidance, the far right and inequality intersect?Zack Polanski speaks to Faiza Shaheen, economist and director of Tax Justice UK.Bold Politics Live is at Crossed Wires Festival in Sheffield on July 5th.Pre-order the new book, Hope Is Here now.Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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