Taxed & Taken

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...