{"podcast":{"title":"The Tea with Myriam Francois","slug":"the-tea-with-myriam-francois-7108626","podcast_index_feed_id":7108626,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/673e0d1d045942e8b63ce9e8","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/th3t3a","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/673e0d1d045942e8b63ce9e8/1779055235682-a68107cc-a790-4fe1-9884-df1e37503f9c.jpeg","author":"The Tea","episode_count":78,"summary":"The Tea with Myriam Francois: Where we spill the tea that everyone else is afraid to serve. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:18:18.991944+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tea-with-myriam-francois-7108626"},"episode":{"title":"The Capitalist Club that Keeps you Poor!","slug":"the-capitalist-club-that-keeps-you-poor","published_at":"2026-01-30T13:00:52+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tea-with-myriam-francois-7108626/the-capitalist-club-that-keeps-you-poor","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tea-with-myriam-francois-7108626","url":"https://youtu.be/64FyB4RGZHM","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/673e0d1d045942e8b63ce9e8/e/697cab8565c54ec91994061b/media.mp3","summary":"https://www.patreon.com/TheTeawithMyriamFrancois?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAabkrbubUPKErSGVFGL5bzjQytkb9HanzeLQBUi8U-mU6g5aVSTqE5ej7sQ_aem_SO9ihK10zUz3TdyPOD2ngA We’re told inequality is acceptable — as long as anyone can make it to the top. But what happens when the ladder is broken, and most people never even get on it? How did we end up with an economy that no longer works for ordinary people — yet works perfectly for the wealthy? And when did democracy get hijacked, with left-wing parties serving corporations, instead of the voters who put them in power? In this episode of The Tea, Dr. Faiza Shaheen, economist and executive director of Tax Justice UK, examines who benefits from an economy in which the wealthiest 1% now hold more wealth than the bottom 90% combined. And why taxing the ultra-rich is now a democratic necessity. As elites gather in Davos claiming to tackle inequality, Oxfam warns that billionaire wealth is accelerating at record speed. This isn’t a contradiction — it’s the outcome of a system designed to concentrate wealth, protect billionaire power, and turn working people against each other, while wealth is funnelled relentlessly upward. We discuss: ⚡ Why meritocracy is modern capitalism’s most successful gaslight ⚡ How trickle-down economics funnels wealth upward — every time ⚡ Davos: Why elites refuse to tax themselves ⚡ The myth that “the rich will leave” — and who actually is leaving ⚡ Why we need a “wealth tax” ⚡ Islamophobia and the Labour Party: “They think we are stupid” ⚡ How rising inequality drives more state surveillance With UK billionaire wealth rising by £35 million a day, executive pay ratios at 386:1, and 22% of the populatio…","meta_description":"https://www.patreon.com/TheTeawithMyriamFrancois?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4008,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-tea-with-myriam-francois-7108626/episodes/the-capitalist-club-that-keeps-you-poor/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-tea-with-myriam-francois-7108626/the-capitalist-club-that-keeps-you-poor.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}