Taxed & Taken

In this episode of Taxed & Taken , we break down one of the most important—and misunderstood—forces in the global economy: Oil Because when oil moves… everything moves. What You’ll Learn • Why oil is the hidden driver behind inflation• How rising energy costs ripple through the entire economy• Why stock markets often fall when oil rises• The role central banks play—and why they often make things w...

Most people aren’t building wealth. They just think they are. They’re saving in money that’s losing value. They’re investing in things that don’t produce. And they’re speculating… without even knowing it. This is how people work for decades… and still don’t get ahead. There are only three financial games: * Saving → protects what you have * Investing → grows what you have * Speculating → risks wha...

What if the thing you’ve been told is making the country richer… is actually making you poorer? Every time you hear “government investment” or “more funding,” it sounds like progress. More money. More support. A stronger economy. But what if that money isn’t being created… just taken, shifted, or quietly diluted? In this episode, we break down the uncomfortable truth behind government spending — h...

Most people believe buying a home is the safest financial decision they can make. It feels responsible. It feels secure. It feels like progress. But what if that belief is quietly keeping people stuck? In this episode, we break down a real-life scenario of a young couple choosing between buying a £442,000 home… or investing the difference. The result? A potential £4.46 million gap in their future....

If every job “helps the economy”…why does it feel like life is getting harder? In this episode of Taxed & Taken , we break down one of the biggest economic myths pushed by modern politicians — that all jobs contribute equally to growth. Because they don’t. Some jobs build wealth. Some support it. And some quietly drain it. You’ll discover: * What real economic growth actually looks like (and why y...

Across history, the same pattern keeps repeating. The moment a society stops rewarding effort, it begins losing the very people who make that society work. Entrepreneurs leave. Doctors leave. Investors leave. Ambitious young workers leave. Why? Because people respond to incentives. In this episode of Taxed & Taken , we explore the simple economic principle that explains why some countries become i...

We’re told the economy needs to be stimulated , managed , and steered by governments. That politicians create jobs. That spending drives growth. That central banks keep the system stable. But what if most of that is a myth? In this episode of Taxed & Taken , we break down what the economy actually is — not GDP, not government spending, and not stock markets. At its core, the economy is simply mill...

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. In this episode, we break down: * Why GDP is easy to manipulate * Why GDP per capita matters more * How growth can make a country bigger — but its people poorer * The k...

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 * Funds a system that depends on your silence * And is marketed as “safe” Would you buy it? Because millions of people do. It’s called a government bond. M...

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 inflation. They fear deflation. Deflation doesn’t mean collapse. It simply means prices fall — often because productivity rises and technology improves....

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 is a broken measuring stick, why saving in pounds, dollars, or euros guarantees you lose purchasing power over time, and why gold and silver have histor...

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 immediate taxation, pushing the real cost onto ordinary people through higher prices and weaker purchasing power. Using historical examples and real-world...

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 debate. No warning. Just a promise that “your dollar will be worth just as much tomorrow as it is today.” It wasn’t. That moment didn’t just change Ameri...

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 could have seen it coming.” In this episode of Taxed & Taken , we explain why that story doesn’t hold up. Booms and busts are not random. They are not...

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 transfer of wealth from ordinary people to governments, banks, and those closest to the money printer. You’ll learn: * Why inflation isn’t an accident — bu...

Money was never meant to be a political tool. Before central banks, banks that took reckless risks failed. Depositors punished bad behaviour. Governments were constrained by what they could tax or borrow honestly. Central banking changed all of that. In this episode of Taxed & Taken, we expose how central banks became the engine of permanent inflation — and how money creation by decree turned infl...

Money didn’t start as a tool of government — it was created by people through trade, trust, and voluntary exchange. In this episode of Taxed & Taken, we explore the moment everything changed. Once rulers seized control of money, they discovered a quieter way to fund wars, debt, and power — not just through taxes, but by manipulating the currency itself. This episode covers: • How goldsmiths became...

Money didn’t start as a tool of government — it was created by people, through trade, trust, and voluntary exchange. In this episode of Taxed & Taken , we explore the moment everything changed. Once rulers seized control of money, they discovered they could fund wars, debt, and power not just through taxes — but by quietly hollowing out the currency itself. This episode covers: * How governments m...

Episode 1 — The Birth of Money: From Barter to Gold & Silver Money didn’t begin with governments, central banks, or paper notes. In this first episode of What Has the Government Done to Our Money? , we go back to the beginning — from barter and its limitations to the rise of gold and silver as sound money, chosen freely by people across civilizations. Understanding how money started is the key to...