Linking To And Embedding Richard J. Murphy’s “Do we actually need the wealthy? It’s a question in need of an answer.”

Today, I review and link to Richard J. Murphy‘s YouTube Video, Do we actually need the wealthy? It’s a question in need of an answer.

Jul 8, 2025 #WealthMyths #InequalityExplained #WhoAreTheWealthy

We’re starting a new series on this channel: unpacking the myths around wealth. From who the wealthy are, how they got their money, to whether we really need them at all. This is about dismantling the stories the rich tell to keep us in line.

TRANSCRIPT A transcript for this video is available at: https://www.taxresearch.org.uk

IF YOU WANT TO WRITE TO YOUR MP ABOUT ISSUES IN THIS VIDEO If you want to write a letter to your MP on the issues raised in this blog post, there is a ChatGPT prompt to assist you in doing so, with full instructions, here. https://www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2…

HOW TO SUPPORT US Please consider donating: https://ko-fi.com/taxresearch ABOUT RICHARD MURPHY Richard Murphy is Emeritus Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School. He is director of Tax Research LLP and the author of the Funding the Future blog. His best-known book is ‘The Joy of Tax’.

This video was edited by Thomas Murphy.

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