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Richard Blundell

Richard Blundell

British economist

Jul 14, 2026

10:16
Richard.
10:17
Yeah, I, I'm, I'm an optimist, as I said before we-- despite these figures, and that's my sense of optimism, is that we have the potential for solving, uh, two big problems.
10:28
They're big problems.
10:30
We've had many years now of low growth.
10:33
This, by the way, makes... e- exacerbates the concerns of inequality.
10:37
You know, low growth, even with the same levels of high inequality, just make them much more salient, much more evident, and we point that out.
10:47
For example, over time, inheritances become much more valuable than income, and that's changing the nature of society.

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16:48
[laughs]

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