
Money, taxation, central banking, and freedom — exposing how the state expands its claim on your life, labour, and wealth. patelankeet.substack.com
| Publishes | Twice weekly | Episodes | 12 | Founded | 2 months ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessGovernment | |||

Politicians love to celebrate GDP growth.
But GDP measures total spending — not prosperity.
It can rise because of debt, government expansion, money printing, or population growth — even while wages stagnate and living costs climb.
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Welcome to Taxed & Taken: The State’s Share and Why Money and Freedom Matters.
Let me ask you a question.
If I told you there was an investment that:
* Pays you less than the real cost of living
* Quietly erodes your purchasing power every year
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Imagine a world where everything got cheaper — food, energy, housing — and your money bought more every year.
Sounds like progress, right?
So why do governments and central banks treat deflation like an economic apocalypse?
Because they don’t fear... more
Most people think inflation means prices going up.
It doesn’t.
Inflation is the decline in the value of money — and rising prices are just the symptom.
Episode 9 – Protecting Your Sav…
In this episode of Taxed & Taken, I explain why fiat currency... more
In this episode of Taxed & Taken, we examine why modern money no longer holds its value — and how inflation quietly erodes savings, wages, and economic freedom.
We break down how today’s fiat currency system allows governments to spend without immed... more
On August 15th, 1971, something fundamental changed — and most people never noticed.
In a short Sunday night television address, President Richard Nixon quietly severed the final link between the U.S. dollar and gold. There was no vote. No public de... more
Why does life feel manageable… and then suddenly everything gets harder?
Prices rise.Mortgage and rent payments jump.Jobs feel less secure.Savings don’t stretch as far.
And every time, we’re told the same thing:“That’s just the economy.”“No one cou... more
Inflation isn’t just rising prices — it’s a hidden tax.
You never see it deducted from your payslip.You never vote for it.But you pay it every single day.
In this episode of Taxed & Taken, we expose inflation for what it really is: a silent transfe... more









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