Economic growth? Forget it.

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  • @antilunio
    @antilunio 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +78

    I work in High-Tech Pharma services. We shifted from producing more standard goods to quality services. For the first time in several quarters we are getting blue numbers, but no substantial growth. I believe what you have clearly explained in this video applies to any business.

  • @NicholBrummer
    @NicholBrummer 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +131

    Imagine the enormous waste of plastic packaging, short-life throw away cheap exploitative clothing, and other gidgets that sell, but break quickly and don't really help. All that waste is 'economic growth'. It is staggering and disastrous.

    • @sirrobinofloxley7156
      @sirrobinofloxley7156 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There's much to it too, printing, design, delivery and the oldest protection racket in the business, insurance, and the latest protection racket, re-insurance. They don't want brown paper bags in the faux eco-no-money, because they will kick the heels of the climate warming change thing.

    • @paxundpeace9970
      @paxundpeace9970 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      That's because we can't afford quality stuff anymore. Often fixing expensive stuff breaks thr bank too because wages are super low.

    • @Vroomfondle1066
      @Vroomfondle1066 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@paxundpeace9970 It's expensive to be poor.

    • @patchamberlain6132
      @patchamberlain6132 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Not all expensive clothing is good quality - but British clothing and fabrics, even if not sourced in UK, tend to be strong and hard wearing. Food is, or was, good quality and tasted good and flavoursome. I’m willing to pay for quality and hope to be wearing clothes at least 10 years after buying them. So classic, rather than fashionable.

    • @subcitizen2012
      @subcitizen2012 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yup, hot air. Every time Elon farts in a bathtub it creates GDP growth. But that's not the same thing as economy or real economic growth. Sloshing water from one side of the tub to the other and back again isn't economic growth.

  • @Skylark_Jones
    @Skylark_Jones 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +67

    Common sense wisdom, knowledge and expertise all in this one man. I wish he was Labour's Chief Economic Advisor.

    • @factstrumpprejudice6740
      @factstrumpprejudice6740 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Capitalism cannot be made to work in the interest of workers.

    • @Sankara561
      @Sankara561 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      If he had stood with Corbyn when it mattered, he might have been. Zero chance with Starmer's neoliberal montrosity.

    • @TheCam920
      @TheCam920 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Corporate owned media would absolutely rinse him sadly.

    • @factstrumpprejudice6740
      @factstrumpprejudice6740 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Sankara561 Capitalism cannot be made to work in the interest of workers and will not be voted away.

  • @danthsmith
    @danthsmith 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +122

    Depressingly credible. We should spend capital on quality of life e.g. health, education, culture and the environment

    • @andersbjrnsen7203
      @andersbjrnsen7203 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Thats what we do, and surely better services or more people employed and this more services produced is a productivity growth.

    • @Trials_By_Errors
      @Trials_By_Errors 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      But can you have Culture without Manufacturing.

    • @DWbo-r7v
      @DWbo-r7v 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That would make a change from a thousand years of English history destroying native cultures in Britain and around the world

    • @robinwilson-sauls
      @robinwilson-sauls วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's how poor people have felt-live today, (spend that penance income) for tomorrow we d$!.

  • @krismacg5673
    @krismacg5673 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +195

    But remember, we were all told for over a decade that as part of "Austerity" we have to tighten our belts, temper our spending blah blah blah. There has been no growth for households for over a decade and when the UK government financially squeeze working people to the point of near death and the 10% don't pay any tax = stagNation

    • @antilunio
      @antilunio 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

      To add, "austerity" was applied in an historical near zero interest rate (almost free money) to invest in good services....

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

      All true. End austerity!

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@antilunioStupid, wasn't it? 😏

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +18

      @@krismacg5673 Not only that but the corporates are making ever increasing profits without increasing wages to anything like the same growth.

    • @jamesjohnson5260
      @jamesjohnson5260 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      @@nickbarton3191 10% don't pay tax? That would be 6.8M / 68M people in the UK, or 1 in 10 people. Seems a solid and accurate stat that. :D

  • @laurietaylor8982
    @laurietaylor8982 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +94

    Kuznets understood this in 1934 when he warned against carte blanche use of GDP. He understood the difference between quantity and quality. And we are now slaves to GDP. Stunningly idiotic!

    • @martinwinther6013
      @martinwinther6013 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +15

      KarlMarx was the first to put it in writing; that capitalism at some point would be so big that it would eat itself from within.
      Weve reached that point. Companies no longer manufacture a product or 3 they invented themself. companies are investmentfunds that eats up everything they can get their hands on. And even if there is a lot, then theres only so much in the end. - We need to tax the rich in a way that makes sense with modern means of production and volumes of ownership

    • @storyshedblog4718
      @storyshedblog4718 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      It is indeed. Odd how he was not listened to when he kind of made it quite plain. Ninety years of it does not seem to have been enough time for folks to listen to what he actually said. There is a lot of this kind of writing over what an originator says and means.

    • @DWbo-r7v
      @DWbo-r7v 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I know some ppl in my town so poor they live like a Victorian pauper

  • @MutantNinjaDonut
    @MutantNinjaDonut 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

    It’s almost as if building our future around consumerism and neoliberal ideas wasn’t ever going to be a great idea for society.

    • @christinavuyk2026
      @christinavuyk2026 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      And the worst part is the ones that started it all knew it wasn’t forever and ‘told’ the people coming after them they had to develop something else. Imagine thinking people weren’t as greedy as themselves when they said that 😂😂😂

    • @theborderer1302
      @theborderer1302 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Nor for the planet.

    • @gmc9451
      @gmc9451 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      What is a neoliberal idea?.

    • @DWbo-r7v
      @DWbo-r7v 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It was fake multiculturalism.....
      Real cultural death is massive rn

    • @DWbo-r7v
      @DWbo-r7v 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@gmc9451neoliberalism - A political theory of the late 1900s holding that personal liberty is maximized by limiting government interference in the operation of free markets

  • @davidbaker5561
    @davidbaker5561 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +58

    Although Richard has a point, I think there is still plenty of room for economic growth.
    He’s right that there is a limit to how much each person can consume, and perhaps Richard is close to that limit, having a good quality home large enough for his family, a relatively new reliable car, modern TV & white goods etc in his home, regular replacement of clothing for all his family & the ability to have one or two holidays abroad every year & to visit restaurants etc with his family & if he likes have a few pints or glasses of wine with friends & family at his local.
    This is not the case for many millions of British citizens.
    Economic growth will come from better distribution of income & therefore the ability of more people to consume closer to their limit.

    • @Harry-TramAnh
      @Harry-TramAnh 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Very good point, 1/5 people live in poverty in the UK, they wouldn't mind some growth within their household, thus growth within the country.
      Do we focus on growth? I think chasing that figure has led to very poor decisions. Perhaps there is a financial limit or some kind of phycological limit as to how much we'll consume, but we'll always consume a better product at the same cost, I think?

    • @theborderer1302
      @theborderer1302 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      I'm not sure "economic growth will come from better distribution of income", that's just slicing up the pie in a different way, but quality of life certainly will.

    • @ThePastaPastor
      @ThePastaPastor 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      this is a solid point, wholly agree. also doesn't contradict with Richard's observation that we need to find a different measure of success based on quality vs quantity

    • @storyshedblog4718
      @storyshedblog4718 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      The thing is we are now a service industry based country, and the services are hard to measure. It is the way with intangible stuff. This has been the way of it for some time now. I would be interested to see what measures have sprung up since the change took place.

    • @BoothTheGrey
      @BoothTheGrey 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      Making poor wealthy isn't "eternal" also. And in fact... the poor are there on purpose. First almost all growth in the last decades was taken by the very wealthy and rich people to put it in financial industry crap. Second a large segment of poor is convenient for the capital owner to pay less to the middle class and create a lot pressure because they don't wanna get poor.
      Indeed we could create growth rather easy. Give poor people more money. Just give it to them. They spend almost 100% on consumption when they are poor. If you have 10 million poor people in the country give everybody just 100 bucks per month more and you generated 12 billion of growth which is already noticeable (about 0.3 percent of GDP growth? maybe even more).
      But this is not wanted cause we have a deep ideology that poor have to suffer. If they wanna get rid being poor they have to work their asses of. It's sort of a sacrifice mentality - still coming from the reformation 500 years ago (being rich equals blessed by god, all others have to "qualify" by suffering = "hard" work).
      In the end it's true that in rich countries overall we would have most of the times a constant need of material goods. Sometimes you have some increase by new technologies. Sometimes even a decline when some technilogy fields are just grown up and the market are in no real need anymore (like Smartphones we still buy every 2 years when all 5 years would be really enough cause the technology is really good enough and only very little steps are happening for years now - its only marketing why we sell/buy so much smartphones).
      And what Richard even doesnt say: Several private market services are actually unhealthy! Cause economy gives a shit about health. they could have created (un)social networks that are positive and are used fairly and healthy with a moderate amount of ads... but they created (un)social networks that make people addicted and create this huge advertisement systems where people are tricked all the time.
      Insurance companies often don't pay although you have a contract.
      There is a huge gambling and sport bets market - many of the addicted people there get harmed by their addictive behavior.
      You can probably find several other examples of services that aren't that good in terms of quality or health. But they use certain emotions to mislead customers. And if you make money and it's not put under law... you always find a provider to this service - no matter how unhealthy it is.

  • @robdw42
    @robdw42 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    There doesn't seem to be any limit to the amount of money my wife can spend at the supermarket.

  • @kameronospen7206
    @kameronospen7206 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +65

    This channel is my daily watch at the breakfast table. It’s so heartening to have a cogent economic alternative to the one put forward by those moribund government talking heads that blather about the equivalence of the nation’s economy to your mums weekly budget. Now let’s have a televised debate between Rachel Reeves and Richard Murphy. So much blood on the floor. And it wouldn’t be Richards’!!

    • @SlowhandGreg
      @SlowhandGreg 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Reeve's budget reminds me of all the reasons I hated Gordon Brown
      Chips away at all sorts but doesn't address the fundemental inequality in the tax system
      Not that I would vote Tory but its a missed opertunity to set a new and bolder course at least we have Milliband driving a renewable agenda

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Would be good! 🙂

    • @BlyatimirPootin
      @BlyatimirPootin 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@SlowhandGregI'd say Reeves budget is a step in the right direction.

    • @SlowhandGreg
      @SlowhandGreg 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      @BlyatimirPootin it's miles better than a Tory one but it still stinks of soggy centerism
      If you put a tax on employer's ni it will affect growth, so if it suppresses growth by 1 % which its expected to do in some economic circles your loosing 10 billion in future tax revenues and also the loss in subsequent years.
      There were lots of ways to get 10-20 billion out of the system including hiring more hmrc staff to collect the 42 billion in owed but uncollected tax in 2023 or stop paying interest to the 425 billion on deposit with the banks at the boe which we printed in the 1st place during the banking crisis.
      Our problem is rich people not paying tax

    • @piccalillipit9211
      @piccalillipit9211 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@SlowhandGreg I agree, its better than nothing but its about 1% of what is needed to drag the country out of the depression it is in. This was my comment:
      THERE IS AN EVEN MORE FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM in the UK and the USA - growth is INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
      We didn't spend ANY money on roads, rail, ports, bridges, power stations, the national grid, water and sewage in the 80's 90's 00's when times were good - we can NOT physically do more than we do now cos everything is AT capacity, over capacity actually and it is breaking down. The UK needs to spend £4 Trillion on this and it has a budget of £0

  • @CeeRiplai
    @CeeRiplai 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +105

    I can’t believe this is the end of year already and I have investment goals I haven’t achieved yet. I hear people talk about a bull run in the financial market and I just recently sold a home. Do you suggest I utilize a financial advisor on stocks to buy, or can I do it on my own?

    • @KontacTadvaisaw
      @KontacTadvaisaw 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

      its just like asking if you should self-medicate, of course it’s always better to consult a doctor, so yes it’s a good idea to seek financial advise if you think you need guidance

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      @YoosenTmawni 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @plagiarisedwords
    @plagiarisedwords 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +32

    When watching this video, for me, the elephant in the room not addressed is money spent on rent. Some people in London spwnd up to 50% of their income on rent.
    The video implies we are already "doing well" and that will contradict many people's daily experiences.
    The fact they are effectively paying a tax to the rich is the reason why they dont feel rich.

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Exactly! That and overpriced utilities. 💯

    • @harrisonbergeron9746
      @harrisonbergeron9746 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      he means he's doing well, so everything is rosy

    • @antonijaume8498
      @antonijaume8498 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@harrisonbergeron9746it seems to me that you are not understanding the difference between global and local.

    • @sdgfsdfagsdfgdsfhsdfghd
      @sdgfsdfagsdfgdsfhsdfghd 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Yep, then we get rinsed in taxes to pay for the same people's pensions who own multiple houses

    • @SimonHorrocks
      @SimonHorrocks 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      I've said this for years. If there's not enough property for everyone, whatever extra money you earn will get sucked into your housing, either mortgage or rent. Simple supply & demand

  • @velisvideos6208
    @velisvideos6208 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    A good point.
    We can only increase production by reducing the huge differences in wealth and incomes. There are still plenty of poor people who need "more".

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      💯💯💯

    • @swojnowski8214
      @swojnowski8214 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      you want increase production till energybis very cheap. Forget it.

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @swojnowski8214 💯

  • @06howea1
    @06howea1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +80

    Exponential economic growth is unsustainable

    • @harrisonbergeron9746
      @harrisonbergeron9746 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      no growth is sustainable any more.

    • @BlyatimirPootin
      @BlyatimirPootin 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Just as well we're not getting it then

    • @DubSalvation
      @DubSalvation 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      Looks like we’re getting sod all at the moment anyway

    • @schrodingerscat1863
      @schrodingerscat1863 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      So is exponential economic and social decay, you have to pick your poison and I would rather have growth.

    • @piccalillipit9211
      @piccalillipit9211 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Not for billionaires apparently

  • @ramblingimbecile2295
    @ramblingimbecile2295 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +42

    This is precisely why Westen nations have catastrophically set upon increasing their populations through mass migration. They foolishly believed that bringing new consumers into the country will stimulate growth.

    • @benjaminhuston1390
      @benjaminhuston1390 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      Exactlty, i think one of the reasons. Increase demand.
      The problem is they're generally low skilled so alot of their income will be subsidised by government. Hence gdp per capita means were getting poorer( by this measure 27th in the world, way behind Norway, Switzerland and Austria

    • @suisinghoraceho2403
      @suisinghoraceho2403 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      They are trying to stop the decline not stimulate growth. If you look at it, most workforce the UK imports are just here to keep some sectors at their current level.

    • @annepoitrineau5650
      @annepoitrineau5650 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@benjaminhuston1390 you are not very well informed: a lot of academics, medics, engineers are foreign born. Due to the nature of their work, they are not as prominent as the Kurdish hari dresser or Afghani car wash staff, but they are very vital. People arriving in the "small boats" might look dishevelled etc, but they had lives, and there are skilled immigrants among them too.

    • @swojnowski8214
      @swojnowski8214 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      a lot of migrants are very high skilled, the trouble is the UK is a desert for skilled jobs. Energy is way too expensive, so production uncompetitive. People waste their time and skills in this place. If you want to use your skills, go where energy is cheao, China, Russia. The UK is right at the opposite end with the highest energy costs in the world, but Americans still want the gov to build data centres and train AI here. You can't make it up ..

    • @annepoitrineau5650
      @annepoitrineau5650 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @spinflick12
    @spinflick12 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    It all comes back to our definition of growth and primarily the method of prosperity measurement. GDP is suboptimal

    • @UtubeRwokeLefties
      @UtubeRwokeLefties 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      GDP is a con.

    • @Celadonfae
      @Celadonfae 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      There is a LOT of growth in firms specialising in advising wealthy people how to better avoid taxes.

    • @spinflick12
      @spinflick12 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Growth in economies with a large service sector should consider wellbeing, particularly education and health (not just 'happiness'). We need new measures - believe Cameron made a start on these

  • @nickj3287
    @nickj3287 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Recently I've been talking about this exact issue.
    Services only maintains the position we are currently in..
    ..
    Growth in unexpected places around the world..

  • @ThomasYoung-my4qi
    @ThomasYoung-my4qi 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +19

    Growth was premised on expansionism, which was premised upon imperialism.

    • @annepoitrineau5650
      @annepoitrineau5650 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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    • @Boababa-fn3mr
      @Boababa-fn3mr 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah-nah.
      Steam engines pumping water out of coal mines wasn't imperialism.

    • @MusicFromNowhere
      @MusicFromNowhere 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Technology can take the place of imperialism. So... no. Because the pie isn't growing, because the people don't have the money, the top has it all.

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      @SandraEvelyn7892 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @VictoriaFirmstone
    @VictoriaFirmstone 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +64

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    • @HollyGarwell
      @HollyGarwell 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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      @JimJamieson-z4h 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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      @HollyGarwell 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @timcastle1844
    @timcastle1844 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    We are saturated by the goods we have been convinced to own but these days many more people are more discerning of what they "want" at the same time as their "needs" have dramatically changed. Not so long ago no-one spoke of "minimalism" but in recent times it has become fashionable and comfortable to live in this fashion; it is also economically much better when the cost of living, see goods, is so high. In some respects this is a response to the greed of the companies making record profits from people who know all too well they are being ripped off. The rise in "Charity Shop" shopping now encompasses people from all walks of life.

    • @harrisonbergeron9746
      @harrisonbergeron9746 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      that's just copium for people who won't admit they can't afford stuff they want

    • @marianhunt8899
      @marianhunt8899 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And they ate getting greedy too.

  • @nilsmafr
    @nilsmafr 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    You’re describing a situation we’ve had since 1970 but there has been enormous economic growth. More money amongst the population drives demand for more expensive houses, cars and smartphones. The end of growth is connected to the lack of money amongst the population. Zero wage growth means zero economic growth as companies doesn’t have customers for their new and more expensive products.

    • @Boababa-fn3mr
      @Boababa-fn3mr 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yeah, I think that's the elephant in the room

  • @TimothySmith-pm6un
    @TimothySmith-pm6un 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

    Growth is over for many reasons, resource depletion, increasing energy cost of energy etc etc but do we want more more more anyway? Busier roads, more crowded spaces, more hassle, movement, needless unhealthy consumption?

    • @sososoprano1
      @sososoprano1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      I’ve never forgotten the time we got a quote for a new kitchen. It was more than we could afford. The man, who I was friendly with, in the bike shop next to the kitchen suppliers said, “You don’t have to get an expensive kitchen. Just do what I do. Put in a cheap one then replace it every three years.” I suppose that’s a way to increase consumption, and waste.

  • @martinvenner5258
    @martinvenner5258 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +16

    I see that economic growth is also directly related to energy consumption. We are so screwed

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@martinvenner5258 Tried to make exactly that point in my comment above. We could just consume less, not a total solution but is the cheapest and simplest step. Except the corporations want us to buy buy buy.

    • @WarrenPeaceOG
      @WarrenPeaceOG 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      This explains why the US sanctions and attacks on EU energy was so devastating. With Nordstream, they effectively de-industrialized Germany over night.
      The potential exists for abundant, almost free energy, but we have to get there first. China will get there, but I'm less sure we can due to lack of Keynesian economics

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @WarrenPeaceOG The German car industry was selling less and less anyway.

    • @Redf322
      @Redf322 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@nickbarton3191does that make it alright? I dont understand this comment.

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Redf322 I mean that the German automotive industry has been winding down since before the NordStream issue.

  • @edpaul1434
    @edpaul1434 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    "Getting and spending, we lay waste our powers; / Little we see in Nature that is ours; / We have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" William Wordsworth, "The World is Too Much With Us" (1807)

  • @nemurerumaboroshi
    @nemurerumaboroshi 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    Like seriously, how did the economists become THIS disconnected from reality??? In the UK the absolute majority of the population struggles to make ends meet. People cannot afford minimum supply of food or energy, let alone buy a house. And yet, here we are with an economist telling us that our consumption is peaking and hence there will be no more growth. Ironically, Richard is probably right about growth. The reasons why, however, are completely different - inefficiency, socialism, globalization, approaching technological singularity.

    • @RogerBacon-p1y
      @RogerBacon-p1y 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      It’s because he most likely lives in a suburban home in west Sheffield worth 500k with a stonking pension of 70-100k a year plus ample assets both liquid and physical. It’s very easy to wonder what all the fuss is about when you live in a world like that.
      If you’re 21 and working in McDonald’s for £11.44 an hour with a £30,000 student debt hanging over your head and no prospect of buying property even with a partner, It’s different.

    • @Exiztential
      @Exiztential 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Some of your reasons are flat out wrong too, some are just symptoms of a failing system. Technological singularity? This is still the stuff of sci-fi. Don't worry though, we will off ourselves before we can get there.

    • @nemurerumaboroshi
      @nemurerumaboroshi 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@Exiztential Singularity is not some sci-fi mumbo-jumbo. It is actually the main reason why everything is falling apart. An average person has nothing to offer to high-tech economy we have, and it is getting progressively worse. Entire occupations are lining up for elimination in very near future - drivers, doctors, lawyers, HR, all sorts of customer care, warehouse workers etc. Even engineers and coders are under pressure already. What are you going to do? Write music? Become another useless PhD? But yes, there is a good chance that we won't survive this long.

    • @kayholand_
      @kayholand_ วันที่ผ่านมา

      Lol you think socialism is the bad guy here!!! ahhh jesus you are so wrong xD

    • @nemurerumaboroshi
      @nemurerumaboroshi วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@kayholand_ TH-cam is eating my comments again without any good reason. Yes, socialistic healthcare and social security are the largest expenditure components, which suffocate the economic growth through the high tax burden. Singularity is also not a myth, but an objective process that squeezes more and more people out of the labor market because they cannot compete.

  • @MaureenDunn-g1n
    @MaureenDunn-g1n 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Absolutely! What I say over & over, but mostly get rubbished - thanks, again Richard!

    • @storyshedblog4718
      @storyshedblog4718 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Keep saying it, and maybe with hope it will eventually get through. I am now a digital journalism student and have kept quiet on this stuff. For the reason you have spelled out.

  • @justdoitsolutions269
    @justdoitsolutions269 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    People have no idea how poor they are and becoming in the uk

  • @nickbarton3191
    @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +17

    I'd argue that most of us should consume less material goods; it's the cheapest and simplest way to mitigate climate change.
    Besides, owning stuff is a liability, it needs maintenance etc. and ends up owning you.
    Great video.

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      But you NEED to own stuff, to operate in a modern society. We're not all living in the rainforest here.. 😏😏

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And things like hobbies (including crafts) are quite expensive too..

    • @harrisonbergeron9746
      @harrisonbergeron9746 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      if you don't own anything, somebody owns you

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @oneoflokis Depends on your passions and tastes, I play piano, was expensive to buy but it's a one-off capital expense.

    • @nickbarton3191
      @nickbarton3191 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @harrisonbergeron9746 I'm not saying not to have investments, I was talking about material goods.

  • @timwoodger7896
    @timwoodger7896 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +44

    The only thing that’s growing is yachts! we are getting poorer for the sake of bigger yachts. 🤯

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

      😏💯

    • @martinwinther6013
      @martinwinther6013 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

      And the ones who own these yachts have bought all the steps of the production and theyre effectively holding everybody else out

    • @JohnWilkinson-f4k
      @JohnWilkinson-f4k 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +14

      The haves and the have yachts!!!

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @JohnWilkinson-f4k 😂😏

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @martinwinther6013 And they should be dealt with..

  • @MrSimonmartinlee
    @MrSimonmartinlee 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Spot on. Great video. I have had a nagging feeling for years that our historic model can’t continue to succeed. You express the why behind this feeling very well.

  • @johndunton6824
    @johndunton6824 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Thank you, sanity! Economic growth based on increased wealth creation requires raw materials extraction, manufacturing or increased farming etc. Services simply move wealth around and don't provide growth. Similarly high tech high skilled jobs are almost always a fixed proportion of total jobs because you inevitably need both. Off shore manufacturing means less wealth creation here.

  • @Hiprich
    @Hiprich 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Another great monologue sir. Keep them coming 🙌

  • @HaroldCarl893
    @HaroldCarl893 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +59

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    • @charlotteluna-n7e
      @charlotteluna-n7e 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Trading on a demo account can definitely feel similar to the real market, but there are some differences. It's important to remember that trading involves risks and it's normal to face looses sometimes. One piece of advice is to start small and gradually increase your investments as you gain more experience and confidence. It might also be helpful to seek guidance from experienced traders or do some research on different trading strategies.

    • @Graysonmatthew3544
      @Graysonmatthew3544 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

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    @daviswilson96 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +132

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    • @johnsonwilliams92
      @johnsonwilliams92 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

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    • @jagrnathkumar2986
      @jagrnathkumar2986 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

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    • @brandonshaw71
      @brandonshaw71 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

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      @daviswilson96 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @MyKharli
    @MyKharli 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    Buying trees is very rewarding .

  • @alanwhiplington5504
    @alanwhiplington5504 5 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Interesting argument. Economic growth doesn't need to be confined to material items. Any service we provide others or even ourselves is economic growth. There is enormous scope for improving our social and psychological well-being, for example.

  • @futures2247
    @futures2247 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Funny thing human beings we tech children how right and important sharing is and then find ourselves in a political and economic system that is focused on greedy narrow self interest

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      💯

  • @kostuek
    @kostuek 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    In fact, economic growth is a very young history. For the most part of the ~300000 years of our history economic growth didn't play any role in our life at all.

  • @roddychristodoulou9111
    @roddychristodoulou9111 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    I agree , I see it like this , underdeveloped nations and developing nations have plenty of room and scope for growth .
    However nations such as ours the UK which are fully developed have zero or marginal room for growth .
    This is why we see 1% growth every quarter and countries like India and China see 7/8% growth every quarter .

    • @glassmuxxic
      @glassmuxxic 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      The UK has - through its tax, regulatory and planning systems - made meaningful growth effectively illegal.
      This will not change - boomers, the wealthy and NIMBYs have got theirs and are a big enough bloc to win elections. They offer either landlordism or degrowth - both of which are fine for them, but offer penury for everyone else.

  • @Ron239
    @Ron239 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent video. The acquisition of things does not satisfy, and as you get older you understand this more acutely.

  • @piccalillipit9211
    @piccalillipit9211 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    *THERE IS AN EVEN MORE FUNDIMENTAL PROBLEM* in the UK and the USA - growth is *INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED*
    We didn't spend ANY money on roads, rail, ports, bridges, power stations, the national grid, water and sewage in the 80's 90's 00's when times were good - we can NOT physically do more than we do now cos everything is AT capacity, over capacity actually and it is breaking down. The UK needs to spend £4 Trillion on this and it has a budget of £0

    • @PolygonSwan
      @PolygonSwan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Letting home grown nuclear power industry die was a biggie. Its so expensive because of undeveloped efficiency and standardization.

    • @joancooney7724
      @joancooney7724 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Over 40 thousand infrastructure projects have been undertaken in the USA under Biden for the past 3 years. Please do your research

  • @pordonjeterson
    @pordonjeterson 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The services suck here in the US. Go to come place like Thailand where things services are delivered cheaper with more value. America is the least service oriented place on earth. I wood rather stay home than to go out. In Thailand I would rather go out than stay home.

  • @luluisze
    @luluisze 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    It seems like the main point of this video is built around the idea that "we, as consumers, already have enough, and that’s why growth is impossible." However, I would argue that this premise is flawed from the start.
    Maybe you feel that you have enough in your life, but many people don’t. For instance, the UK has outdated building infrastructure that is in dire need of upgrades. Addressing this would drive both production and consumption.
    If this idea were true for humanity as a whole, we would also see stagnant GDP growth in countries like the US, India, and China. Yet, these countries continue to experience economic growth. This suggests that your argument is not valid.

  • @annaclarke7643
    @annaclarke7643 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A great informative video. Thank you.
    I wish I could forward this video to the Australian Treasurer, who as recently as yesterday, was going on about the 'poor' productivity figures, which have been flatlining or going backwards for a long time. He would be very much the wiser for seeing this video presentation.

  • @timothybadgett4503
    @timothybadgett4503 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Certainly thought provoking

  • @michaelstorer9567
    @michaelstorer9567 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I consider the introduction of planned obsolescence to be the attempt of manufacturers to perpetuate the growth in material consumption.

  • @andrewwebb9426
    @andrewwebb9426 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    We’ve been hoodwinked about this for so long! Where did those ideas for ever-smarter cars, new kitchens and bathrooms, replacing your sofa and mattress periodically and flying off in squashed seats to look-alike sunny hotel pools come from? They told us it was ‘demand’ but really it’s emotional stuff whipped up by glossy advertising and, yes, politicians. We work longer hours under more stressful conditions and tell ourselves that’s the way to contentment. Baloney! This capitalist ‘dream’ we’ve been living since WWII is really just that: make-believe.
    Richard has really hit the nail on the head this time but I fear our political leaders are stuck in the past.

  • @sophiadaly4712
    @sophiadaly4712 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Richard thank you! You’re one of the few saying this!

  • @pastyman001
    @pastyman001 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    He's basically correct, except for USA which is reshoring production, but it's also because of ageing societies.

    • @antonyjh1234
      @antonyjh1234 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      23 countries going to lose half their population the next 80 years and never before been around 25% over 65 for most of the world.

  • @charliemoore2551
    @charliemoore2551 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is the best and most important video so far. We're at a fork in the road.
    In one direction, there's reduced inequality. This would be a two-way street: All to benefit from the wealth we create with our labour but also less alienation as we would all be better able to contribute.
    The alternative is to keep increasing poverty at one end of the scale while allowing the likes of Musk and Bezos to trouser an increasing proportion of the "wealth" created. The ultimate conclusion of this choice would be to deplete the planet's resources until it can no longer sustain us.

  • @jamesbarry1673
    @jamesbarry1673 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +7

    Everything's demographics now. We have a shrinking global population

    • @josim
      @josim 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      This is a major problem when you live in a corrupt system, when the younger generation pays the older generation's pensions.

    • @martinwinther6013
      @martinwinther6013 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      And its good.
      We need to get the spiralling houseprices under control, we need to get the global consumption down, we need to stop the global warming, we need to get foodprices down to an acceptable level. And whats with the microplastics, the water, the oceans, the increased number of billionaires and deca-millionaires who at this point is no more than detriments to the society.
      All of the issues can be solved in a generation or two where people dont get as many kids as previous gens. Or we could tax the rich proportional to their fortunes and not the nickles n dimes we operate with here.
      Its the rich who base their gigantic fortunes on the total value of the housemarket who fears losses. The rest of us will benefit from a smaller population.

    • @MichaelPetek
      @MichaelPetek 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      We need a shrinking population.

    • @josim
      @josim 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@MichaelPetek You are correct but that would be disastrous with current system

    • @Boababa-fn3mr
      @Boababa-fn3mr 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Is it actually shrinking or just growing more slowly?

  • @jeff__w
    @jeff__w 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Just this evening I read Benjamin Studebaker’s post “The Triangle of Essentialism” in which he divides countries into ones occupying one of three niches: extractive, producer, and consumer. And consumer states, Ben says, of which the US is the premier example, always prioritize maintaining the capacity to consume. The timing of this video could not be better.

  • @NoMoreVoxPops
    @NoMoreVoxPops 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +8

    "Growth" is a key signature policy outcome from Starmers New Labour WMD v2.0. And as such shoukd be used as a benchmark to show up Starmer and his plucky band of like-minded neoliberals they all are.
    Blair readily admits he failed at his industrial policy. Starmer recognises that and this is why he puts an emphasis on headlining his plan tomtackle it, at least in terms of headlines.
    Quite how Starmer plans to resurrect the industrial dead, I've no idea and nor does he.
    If Germany is struggling badly, then how on Earth does Starmer hope to out-rebuild them when their infrastructure has been place for decades, I've no idea and neither does he.
    This is also against all current shifts in global power and economics, including financial realignment and of course ongoing to pending climate change impacts.
    It's all a smoke and mirrors con. Carrots on Sticks. Jam Tomorrow ad nauseam... And for every single day you wait for it, just as waiting for Godo was a waste of time, the filthy rich keep getting richer and you forever poorer.

    • @SlowhandGreg
      @SlowhandGreg 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      We are sat on one of the best places in the world for offshore wind
      The North Sea has multiple shallow shelves and is the confluence of multiple weather systems
      As a domestic Octopus customer I'm already benefiting from ultra cheap off peak always on energy, Dogger bank has been ramping up and there are plans to expand off teesside

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Eat the rich? 😄

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@SlowhandGregReally?

    • @SlowhandGreg
      @SlowhandGreg 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @oneoflokis Currently renewable energy is the cheapest on the grid, our old grid is geared around coal power stations and we don't have the mass storage to time shift the large amounts of always on power that it generates. The cost of nuclear has also gone through the roof.
      The grid currently pays wind farms to turn off yet uses GAS standby generation at peak demand time's at a staggering cost to the overall energy price.

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @SlowhandGreg Really? Wow.

  • @timoshea2449
    @timoshea2449 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thanks Richard. Excellent analysis

  • @burner9147
    @burner9147 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    He speaks the truth

  • @spudinho1
    @spudinho1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This is an interesting and important argument [that we cannot continue indefinitely producing / consuming material goods, or commodities]. But advertisers and Amazon [along with mainstream politicians] are intent on convincing us otherwise - especially at this time of the year! Our economic system [capitalism] is premised on indefinite growth, accumulation, expansion which, on a global scale, must surely hit its limits sooner or later. One way forward would be to have localized, worker control of production so that factories etc produce what is democratically considered necessary [use values] - rather than endlessly chasing profits and bonuses [exhange values] for bosses and shareholders.

  • @Incognito-jf1dr
    @Incognito-jf1dr 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

    Economic growth is just people buying stuff they don't need

    • @annepoitrineau5650
      @annepoitrineau5650 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      or (as in the USA) eating stuff they should not and getting ill.

    • @RogerBacon-p1y
      @RogerBacon-p1y 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I expect you to be the first to give up your luxuries.

    • @annepoitrineau5650
      @annepoitrineau5650 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@RogerBacon-p1y Do you know the poster? I tthought not, so please do not make assumptions just to sound clever. and sarcastic.

    • @Boababa-fn3mr
      @Boababa-fn3mr 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Story of my life

  • @paulsoutham2454
    @paulsoutham2454 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Hmmm, I'm worrying that GDP can be kept growing by inventing more and more unnecessary jobs. More bureaucracy in privatised industries, the NHS managerial infrastructure designed to open it up to outsourcing for instance, the finance sector creating new ways to inflate assets, stock market and currency gambling. After all, before yellow parking lines there was no such thing as a traffic warden. Adding more rules (bureaucracy) creates more jobs, that we could all do without.

  • @Hiram8866
    @Hiram8866 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

    I agree about growth. And I've wondered why governments cannot see that it isn't possible on a finite planet.
    I think it may have something to do with fractional reserve and needing perpetual growth of debt to avoid collapse. But, honestly I don't know.

    • @skyblazeeterno
      @skyblazeeterno 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      Physical resources are limited, money isn't

    • @barringtonwheater3118
      @barringtonwheater3118 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      You are rjght . We are all victims of the economic Ponzi scheme

    • @TilmanHartleyVideo
      @TilmanHartleyVideo 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      Perhaps look up 'Escaping growth dependency' by the UK based Positive Money. Bascially governments find growth to be an easy answer, because otherwise they would probably need to consider redistribution of some kind.

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@TilmanHartleyVideo💯💯

    • @branduusituuli
      @branduusituuli 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@skyblazeeterno The value that money has comes from physical resources

  • @christinavuyk2026
    @christinavuyk2026 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Thank you! I just wish more people would think about this more. As a species we are committing slow suicide by consumerism and having a good go at taking the rest of the planet with us 😐

  • @samratsai7062
    @samratsai7062 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +121

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  • @MusicFromNowhere
    @MusicFromNowhere 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Finally, an economist not employed by the corporations and told what to say. The truth. There's a limit to the money we can earn, so there's a limit to the consumption.

  • @dannywindham3295
    @dannywindham3295 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    And part of this is about oil depletion

  • @jemma_19988
    @jemma_19988 4 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Economic growth is doing most damage

  • @Ma55ey
    @Ma55ey 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +11

    I don't know about anyone else but I'm in my late 30's I've got a pretty decent paying job and I find that the things I can actually afford to buy is going down.. most of my money goes on bills.. if I'm lucky I'll have extra at the end of the month to spend on material goods..

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      💯

    • @jimthain8777
      @jimthain8777 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I would suggest looking at those bills and seeing if the services they provide are actually necessary, and if they are, can you get them cheaper from a competitor?
      This is how businesses reduce their expenditures, so, if it works for them, why not you as well?

    • @magravy1
      @magravy1 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      💯

    • @oneoflokis
      @oneoflokis 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jimthain8777 Like energy? 😏 All the companies are in located..

    • @bubba842
      @bubba842 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​​@@jimthain8777can't really do much about utilities, insurance and phone bills if you have already shopped around. Food and fuel costs are a big expenditure, not much you can do about that. You need to eat. If you eat cheap garbage, you will feel like garbage.
      Mortgage payments are set for 5 years.

  • @rizalukman7982
    @rizalukman7982 2 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you mr Richard.When I study in Australia I learned that the level of economic growth in US and Europe is very low ( below 2%).This is different with countries in south east asia where the number can reach 8%

  • @chickpstranded3069
    @chickpstranded3069 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Isn’t confidence a big factor in determining the stock market’s monetary fluctuations? Maybe I’m wrong, not an economist, I just love learning. But if confidence is a factor, there’s no confidence in the dollar on a global scale. If this is the case, shouldn’t Europe (I’m sorry the uk has not any tradition of class war) just join the BRICS to avoid hyperinflation?

    • @antonijaume8498
      @antonijaume8498 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why would EU countries suffer from hyperinflation?
      Also the EU has, or is negotiating, agreements with BRICS.

    • @chickpstranded3069
      @chickpstranded3069 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @ if they don’t abandon the dollar and join the BRICS trading countries they will suffer hyperinflation. They don’t have primary materials of production for technological advancement or enough capital to sustain their internal market. What do you think the result will be? Uk is already running towards complete economic stagnation and at the same time are spending trillions on proxy wars. Do you think that in a multipolar market, led by completely different principles than unilateral, dollar dominated trading conditions uk and USA won’t crash their economies? The vaults will be full of a currency good only to be used as wall paper. Have you seen the exchange rate between euro and pound? Look at it , it’s comical. And what do you think the Yankees will find in their vaults when the dollar will be obsolete? That is economic stagnation. That means that the inflation will be of universal dimensions. Wait until the ban on USA uk imports an ban to export on these two countries will have effect. What do you expect, economic surplus? Dream on

  • @cvilsack1
    @cvilsack1 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    You're a world of wisdom. Love these videos! Happy Holidays!

  • @StephanieG.Augustus
    @StephanieG.Augustus 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +4

    Our economy is like a flailing fish, fighting for its life. The normal state of the U.S. economy is actually very bad. Because of this it goes into convulsive spasms fighting to grow any way it can out of desperation. Tricks, gimmicks, rule changes try to stimulate the economy and prevent it from falling but they only bring temporary relief to people since, when you factor in inflation we are declining.

    • @heatherj-o5j
      @heatherj-o5j 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      People believe their currency has the worth it does because they have no other option. Even in a hyperinflationary environment, individuals must continue to use their hyperinflationary currency since they likely have minimal access to other currencies or gold/silver coins.

    • @JasonB.Chisolm
      @JasonB.Chisolm 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

      Inflation is gradually going to become part of us and due to that fact any money you keep in cash or in a low-interest account declines in value each year. Investing is the only way to make your money grow and unless you have an exceptionally high income, investing is the only way most people will ever have enough money to retire.

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      @DanielleB.Wooten 13 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

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  • @TheDoomWizard
    @TheDoomWizard 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Yeah we're goners

  • @timfoo8228
    @timfoo8228 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    The government will just increase the number of people by migration to get the increase in GDP.

    • @ezaxis
      @ezaxis 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That is a limited market as birth rates fall globally. There are only a limited number of countries growing enough to produce significant numbers of immigrants.

  • @davidparsonage1930
    @davidparsonage1930 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    UK is a low value, high cost economy. UK sustains itself without any improvements to infrastructures. Corrupt capitalism(costs £300B a year), poor leadership, weak regulation & no real cohesive strategy means higher debts, less skills, lower quality, higher inflation. 70-80% of household income is on essentials. High rents, high business rates, & high energy costs means UK has reached its limits. Average age of a car is 11 years old. A shrinking working population, higher emigration, low productivity(50% of managers are unqualified, low investment in operations(safety problems, poor design, unreliable technology & software), acute skill shortages, means more imports, higher immigration, & more contracts to international companies. 3M due to retire by 2026/27. Many skilled people are in low paid jobs because the job opportunities are rare or dont exist. Many people have left professions, eg, teachers, nurses, to do something different, particularly those who are 45 or over. Bullshit jobs have increased exponentially because we have too many upper middle class graduates & retired sporting professionals. We have too many deputies & assistants. Heirarchies have become overcomplicated with unclear roles & responsibilities.

  • @gordonholding5621
    @gordonholding5621 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Lots of good sense as usual Richard

  • @chrisjourneyman
    @chrisjourneyman 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Look on the brightside. It's good for the planet!

  • @charlesw852
    @charlesw852 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    “Everything that can be invented has been invented”. This quote is usually attributed to the Commissioner of the US Patent Office in 1899.
    The ethos behind this sentiment is repeated here. I think that most people can see clearly that this chap is just as wrong. Some people are limited by small imaginations.
    Imagine looking at the last 2000 years of human civilisation, let alone the last couple of centuries and concluding that further sustained economic growth was unattainable given potential technological leaps. The human ability for self delusional is truly monumental.

    • @matthewdobson100
      @matthewdobson100 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      that's not what is being said here at all. the point being made is that as the population (note, not all individuals) get richer collectively the amount they consume as a proportion of their wealth/earnings declines. not that they dont want new things, more things, or things to replace what they had already.
      this is supported by the fact that the genuinely rich spend a majority of their outgoings on assets - property, buisnesses, stocks/shares (which is why the stockmarket value can increase by ~25% whilst the economy only grows at ~1-2%), and debt (i.e. they own the debt and therefore the income from it), colectively considered 'investments' - not products. that's why with the increasing wealth disparity you see a rise in asset prices and a move towards providing higher end products. the effect being that for the average person their rent/mortgage increases (as does their debt) and the products they need increase in price (and/or decrease in quality), as do largely the services they require. and they therefore have less to spend on 'things' supressing the opportunity for growth further.

  • @KeithPrince-cp3me
    @KeithPrince-cp3me 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Before retiring I worked in hospitality, in a hotel, when there were more residents or diners it was busier but its hard to see whether this would add to national growth. On leaving that until retirement age I worked in the service sector, for Serco, handling outsourced refuse services for a local council , mostly dealing with complaints about bins not being collected. Again its difficult to measure productivity in terms of its contribution to national growth

  • @OneAndOnlyMe
    @OneAndOnlyMe 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Growth is not confined to our domestic consumers. There are 4 billion people in developing economies who are the opportunity for us to provide goods and services to, and that's how we can achieve our economic growth.
    AI powered robotics absolutely could take over back of house functions in a restaurant. Recipes are literally algorithms, so preparing and cooking food is particularly well suited to automation.

    • @blackbulldog4897
      @blackbulldog4897 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Ex[orts are a cost, it's us sending real resources out of our country in return for someone's digital tokens.

  • @TempestTossedWaters
    @TempestTossedWaters 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This was so interesting. I'm glad I watched it. I feel like it's one of those huge topics that would meet some serious discussion among smart people.

  • @longnewton1
    @longnewton1 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Productivity used to be the driver of growth. In recent decades, increased consumer credit, an increased working population and an increased overall population are also key factors. All that said, I agree growth in high income countries is, and must be, largely history. By the way, climate change requires degrowth.

  • @4is4
    @4is4 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I always think of growth as the movement of debt, although for the few personal wealth increases.We need growth, but we need honesty more.

  • @TheConsideredMan
    @TheConsideredMan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    I switched off at Climate Change; get a grip, Richard...🙈

    • @burner9147
      @burner9147 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Are you a climatologists?

    • @TheConsideredMan
      @TheConsideredMan 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @burner9147 yes.

    • @Redf322
      @Redf322 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@TheConsideredManwhere did you study?

  • @TotalBuffoon
    @TotalBuffoon 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    In real life....earn, pay tax, pay mortgage or rent, pay council tax, utilities (gas, electric, water, broadband), insurances (home, boiler, car etc), pay for overpriced groceries, fuel etc...
    There is no money left for goods or services hence no growth...
    If people had spare money, trust me they would spend it. 😅

  • @JimboLB
    @JimboLB 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Not withstanding the fact that swathes of the economy dont spend but wire it elsewhere.

    • @kameronospen7206
      @kameronospen7206 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Have money earned by the sweat of your brow wired abroad to help a few family members barely able to survive OR have literally billions earned through venture capital tucked safely away in an off shore tax haven? What’s ur poison?

  • @ALong-fo5so
    @ALong-fo5so 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    All the growth has gone to the top richest 1% of the population while the rest has stagnated or even regressed

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      @FresyGiadans 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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      @BuppHives 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

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  • @SoloSi2024
    @SoloSi2024 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The only things growing are taxes and prices, even with nearly full employment.

  • @CentralParkish
    @CentralParkish 22 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    I have been entertained by your service

  • @key-reel
    @key-reel 17 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา +1

    Adam form mythbusters busts the economic growth myth.

  • @simonjohn9525
    @simonjohn9525 5 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have never understood this fixation with economic growth when it's individual personal disposable income that is the true measure of how well off we (the general public) are.

  • @nedesp61
    @nedesp61 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's going to take forever for politicians to truly embrace this as it is far from popular to bring to the masses, let alone to the stock markets

  • @IanPaulSaligumba
    @IanPaulSaligumba 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very informative 🤩 I fully agree with what you have said professor ☺️👍

  • @ST-rj8iu
    @ST-rj8iu 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I have known this for years. Companies need to accept loss. There are only so many shoes and burgers you can buy. We are working to overproduce to throw away goods.

  • @standoctor
    @standoctor 7 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Get back to pre Brexit days, go back to banking and financial services which was profitable

  • @h2m1ify
    @h2m1ify 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very interesting! Thanks for sharing. But what you forgot is that with AI we can produce productivity growth also in services

  • @dereckbrannigan6195
    @dereckbrannigan6195 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Excellent presentation and clear style. I wish I had had you at uni

  • @Luxury_vagabond
    @Luxury_vagabond 10 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Learn a lot from this video.

  • @arifbakhsh2518
    @arifbakhsh2518 3 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you, sir

  • @colinc8966
    @colinc8966 8 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Several factors are responsible for the reduction or curtailment of growth. Auserity measures, inflation,the cost of living, chaange of lifestyles, resurgence of make do and mend, increase in the second hand market, technology stall are just some of the main ones.