Is the economy on the brink of collapse? Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley break down the emergency financial crisis no one is talking about
The Diary Of A CEO’s economics debate is joined by 2 experts: Gary Stevenson and Daniel Priestley. Gary Stevenson is a British economist, former financial trader, and author of The Trading Game. Daniel Priestly is an award-winning serial entrepreneur who has written 5 books on starting and scaling businesses.
In this conversation, Gary, Daniel, and Steven discuss topics such as, whether there is a financial apocalypse looming, if both the US and the UK are running out of money, how the next financial crash could be worse than 2008, and why millionaires are fleeing the UK.
00:00 Intro
02:10 Who Is Gary Stevenson?
07:30 Who Is Daniel Priestly?
10:04 The Importance of Economic Freedom
11:56 Who Are We Blaming for the Economic Situation?
13:32 The UK & US Debt We're Carrying From COVID
17:44 Is There Financial Security for Most of Us in 2025?
26:13 What Does Gary Think of Daniel's Views?
28:58 The Current Homeownership Situation
34:21 US vs UK Market With Building Technology
36:38 Taxing Billionaires
41:03 Do You Tax Their Value or the Countries Where They Trade?
45:36 Why Are Millionaires Leaving the UK?
48:49 Stopping Profit Shifting of Companies
52:40 How $10M+ Companies Avoid Taxes
58:01 Where Is the Biggest Amount of Money Going?
01:00:06 How to Bring Big Tech Companies and Entrepreneurs to the UK
01:04:45 Are Tax Evasions Causing Issues With NHS, Education, and Higher Crime?
01:10:31 Why Poor People Are Struggling to Build Wealth
01:19:49 Ads
01:20:53 How to Create Wealth in the Economy
01:37:17 Monopolies
01:40:18 Advice to Younger People
01:45:02 What to Do as a Young Person
01:47:12 Take Action: Play the Cards You Are Dealt
01:51:45 Do We Have Personal Responsibility to Change This?
01:54:05 Is the Current Education System Failing Us?
02:00:56 Inheritance Taxes
02:04:50 Ads
02:10:05 America's Approach to Building Wealth
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