Financial & Political Corruption 2022
In this monologue, the speaker presents alarming 2022 Ipsos statistics showing that 25% of people worldwide list financial and political corruption as their top global worry, while 39% cite inflation as the greatest fear. He argues that rising inflation, political turmoil (e.g., the UK tax‑cut U‑turn), and central‑bank interventions have eroded trust in governments and financial institutions, fueling perceptions of systemic corruption. Drawing on his personal experience of achieving financial independence—becoming a millionaire in his early 30s and building multiple income streams—the speaker outlines concrete tactics to mitigate exposure to corrupt systems: (1) create independent, entrepreneurial income streams; (2) manage taxes by operating through one’s own company and paying oneself first; (3) invest in relatively decentralized assets such as property, gold, Bitcoin, and information‑based businesses; and (4) minimize reliance on banks and cash. He frames these steps as ways to gain financial freedom and reduce vulnerability to corruption. The talk concludes with a promotional call‑to‑action for the audience to join "Rob.team," an affordable membership offering masterclasses, community support, and resources to help people replicate his path to financial independence and decentralization.
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Financial and political corruption in 2022. Um, I was quite shocked by the statistics that I'm about to share with you, cited, uh, from Ipsos. So 25% of people cite their biggest global worry and fear as financial and political corruption. That's one quarter of the world have their biggest fear and worry in life on a global scale as the two things that are designed to supposedly improve our life. So the political system is obviously there to govern the people, and the financial system is obviously there to make our lives easier, faster, better, and more convenient and better than barter. And yet 25% of the entire planet cite this as their biggest global worry. And for me, that was shocking, shocking, and really is a sign of the times of 2022. Now, um, the statistics, here they are. Um, do you know the biggest global worry of the people? The biggest single global worry of the people— it's not poverty, although you kind of think it should be. Have a guess. It's actually inflation. 39% of the globe, um, their biggest single global fear— not personal fear, global fear— is inflation. Now that's up from 8% in 2020. Shows you what's happened to inflation. Poverty and equality are second with 31%. Crime— unemployment is third with 27%. Crime and violence is fourth with 26%. And financial and political corruption is fifth with 25%. So if you think about it, surely our biggest global fear should be crime and violence. Yeah, it's inflation. Climate change is 17%. Now surely climate change should be a much bigger fear than financial and political corruption, but it's not. So this tells me there's so much wrong with this. There's far too much— look, there's no smoke without fire, is there? So there wouldn't be an increasing fear in financial and political corruption if there wasn't any. And yet a quarter of the world worry about it. It's the biggest global fear and concern. Now, I don't know about you, but since the lockdown and then this massive political mess in the UK with the tax cut U-turn and all the shitstorm that's come from it, I've become more skeptical about who really runs the world. Um, I now am seeing more evidence to suggest that, you know, our top leaders and politicians are puppets. And, um, I'm really starting to feel that what many people would have seen as an extreme conspiracy theory actually now may have some truth. Um, and that worries me greatly. And now financial and political corruption seems to be much more common. And the very faith in the leaders we've put to govern our countries and our world is, um, ruining the very world we put them in power to manage. So I don't know what you think about this, but this does greatly concern and worry me. And so what I wanted to do is share with you the quite surprising statistic that financial and political corruption in 2022 is right up there in the top fears and worries in the world, far higher than it should be in my opinion. And then I wanted to now offer you some solutions. So are you ready for us for some solutions? Robert Smith has said, I'm catching on. Well, look, Robert, um, I just want to get to the bottom of what's really going on. And sometimes the conspiracy theories are too extreme, but then when I see what's going on in the financial and political world, you know, the conflicts of interest, and, you know, the IMF and the Bank of England recent intervention really proved to me they're a big powerful corporation and they haven't really got the interest of the people. And they might make out that they have, but I don't think they have, um, because I actually thought that Liz Truss's plan for growth was a good plan for the people. Finally giving back to the people. Now I know we've got a global economy and we've got a massive national debt to pay back, but it's just too much conflict and coincidence. So Jackie has said conspiracy theories have become facts. Well, let's just keep trying to discuss and see what comes out. But one thing is for sure is trust in governments has gone down. It certainly has for me. I don't know about you, but it seems to have gone down. Trust in the banking and the financial system has gone down. I mean, look, a quarter of the entire population of the world, their biggest global worry is financial and political corruption. So here's what you can do about it. I've got a few tactics and tips for you. Please do write these down. Please do heed this, um, guidance, because fortunately for me, I became financially independent in my late 20s, a millionaire in my early 30s, and a deca-millionaire in my mid-30s. And I run independent businesses and have 9 different income streams. Now, that's not a brag, that's a fact. I'm a human being, I also have plenty of flaws about me, but I became financially independent and free at a relatively young age. And actually, back then, I, I didn't have any skepticisms about the government and the system. I was quite naive, and that was in a way quite good. And I just cracked on building my own business and building my own income streams, writing books that generate me 6 and sometimes 7 figures, um, a year in income, building a property portfolio that generates me 7 figures in income. I have companies that generate 8 figures in revenue and income. So, you know, I was— I'm thankful and I feel fortunate that I took action and became financially independent before I really found out a lot of stuff about the system that seems disempowering. Now Sonia has said lucky, but I took action, I made the sacrifices, I started the businesses, I invested in myself, and I believe I got, um, you know, just rewards for that. But you know, I can now share that, those insights and the, the wins and the strategies and tactics with you right now. So the— here, here they are, write them down. Number 1, you must have independent income streams. And what I mean by independent, because you could argue nothing is truly independent, I still have to pay my taxes and, you know, still have systematic reliance. But when you're an entrepreneur, you have more independence and more decentralization. When you work, when you're employed, you pay your tax first and then you get what's left last. When you're an entrepreneur, you generate all the revenue growth first and then you pay your tax later. So being an entrepreneur paying yourself first and paying tax later and starting your own independent business is the top thing you can do to be decentralized and independent from the system. Now, they're going to try and control you, but they can control you much less when you're an entrepreneur and you have your own business, multiple streams of income, one or more side hustles, or your own business and company, whether it's online um, or whatever business model it might be. That's number one thing, number one that you must do for yourself to be independent and decentralized away from the system. Number two is you've got to be able to manage your own tax affairs, um, and the only way you can get tax down is by paying tax last and paying yourself first. And the only way you can do that is having your own company and your own business. That's the second thing. The third thing is you need to invest in assets that are relatively decentralized. So you could argue no asset is fully decentralized because, you know, the globalists could control property, they could control your bank accounts. But if you have multiple independent income streams— book revenue, property and real estate, gold, physical assets, online information businesses— then you are pretty decentralized. Um, you are pretty independent, um, and you have income from assets rather than cash depreciation and exchanging your time for money but giving half of that to the government in tax. So if you think about it, the biggest shocker is not that you pay half your money in tax, and that's a shocker. The biggest shocker is— think about it like this— you're working half your life for the government. If you pay 50% in tax, which you at least do when you roll everything in, you're actually working half your working life for the government and half for yourself. That's a fucking shocker as far as I'm concerned, and it shouldn't be like that. It's not, not equitable. So, um, being independent and decentralized, having some decentralized businesses and assets Property is pretty decentralized because, um, you mostly control it if you have title deeds. Gold, Bitcoin, being a content creator across multiple social media channels and monetizing your message and mission— these are all relatively, as much as you can be, decentralized. And so these solutions give you, um, as much freedom as you can have as much financial control as you can have, um, and the financial and political corruption affects you the least. As you know, it really pisses me off what's going on in the world, and I feel fortunate that I became financially and asset independent, um, many years ago. And if I weren't, it would piss me off times 10. And I suppose because I've made that journey, now I want to impart that knowledge and experience to as many people as I can. The next thing is you need to be, um, away from the banks, the central banks, as much as you can. Away from cash as much as you can, because that's— inflation is now over 70, over 10%. Someone put 75% tax we pay. I don't know if I could argue with that. 10% plus inflation, which means 15% plus 50% tax, which means 75% tax. So you've got to be decentralized and away from this as much as you can. So if you'd like to learn how to start and scale your own business, how to become financially independent and free, how to be decentralized from global control, how to be completely independent from the financial and political corruption system, how to make, manage, and multiply money, I recommend that you join Rob.team because Rob.team is an independent financial education platform to give as many people on this planet better financial education and knowledge and access to information that can increase their income in a controlled-by-you, free, decentralized way. Whether it's starting and scaling a business, investing in assets that produce income, creating multiple streams of income, turning your information into income, monetizing your content and brand, or building a globally scalable business that's decentralized that you control. So if you'd love to learn how to do all of this, join Rob.team now. Now, Rob.team is less than 20 pence a day. You can cancel anytime with no ongoing contract, so there's no risk to you. And remember, if you don't risk anything, you risk everything. So here's how you join Rob.team. It's really easy. For weekly Sunday sessions, bi-weekly deep dive live masterclasses, WhatsApp group, voice memo support, a community of nearly 10,000 active members. To join and get all of these benefits, simply open up a new web page right now and type in rob.team. Rob.team. So just do that now. Do it while I'm saying it. Don't do it later, do it now. Open up a new web page. And type in rob.team. Rob.team. 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Like, the 10-hour How to Invest series would probably be nearer $500, and you can get all of these masterclasses for free by joining rob.team. Anyone can afford this. And if you say you, you can't afford this, you can't not afford this, I would say. Can you afford not to do it? I would ask you, because anyone can save £6 a month, $6.50. Anyone can. And remember, there's no risk because you can cancel at any time with no ongoing contract. Can you afford not to invest in yourself? Because you are your best asset So invest in yourself wisely because you pay yourself the best return. So just open up a new web page, type in rob.team. Rob.team. Um, Sonia has said, how do you start from scratch with no income? Well, that's what I did in 2006, um, and I found a finance partner. And I've got business models which I teach in rob.team, like the 3 fastest ways to $100K. Which will help you start and scale a business with little to no income. One of them I actually am referring to right now. So that masterclass is in rob.team. Anthony has said assets are the best investment, money is dying. I completely agree, Anthony. Money is a depreciating liability going down at 15% plus a year right now. Good assets are going up 10 to 15% plus a year right now. So you need to get out of money and into assets that will appreciate in value and produce income. And there's a 10-hour masterclass on this in rob.team, the How to Invest Series. So I'm doing my absolute best to help you. I'm reducing the price right down to 20 pence a day, which I know anyone can afford. And if you say you can't, you just need to move a bit of money. Invest in yourself. You are your best asset. You pay yourself the best return. Can you afford not to do this? What if you learn just one thing? What if you learn how to build your own membership site, monetize social media. You can get paid for every Facebook Live, you can get paid for every YouTube video, you can get paid for every audio podcast. You can turn your passion into profession and your content into cash flow with a membership site or online courses. And all of the— everything I've just said, you can start with no money. But you've got to educate yourself, because all this financial and political corruption— the education system is broken, the political system is broken, and the financial system is broken. So you must educate yourself, you must learn, earn, and invest, and you must become your best asset. You must teach yourself what the school and the system didn't. So join rob.team right now, rob.team, into any new window, and beat the financial and political corruption that's going on. Because 25% of people cite their biggest worry ever in the— their biggest global worry, 25% people, it is financial and political corruption. 39% of people, the greatest fear is inflation. So I see in Rob.team, because you must be independent, you must be decentralized if you want freedom, choice, and profit. And that is what Rob.team was built to help you do. My mission is to help as many people on this planet get better financial education and knowledge. So you can help yourself and get better financial education and knowledge and make, manage, multiply money in rob.team. I'll see you there. Let me know what you think about the current state of the financial and political landscape. Do you have the fear and worry that 25% of the world do, um, that there's major corruption in, in the world of finance and politics? Let me know what you think. Thanks for tuning in. I also wonder if you wouldn't mind hitting the share button because these statistics that I shared at the start of this video concern me greatly. Thanks for tuning in. I'll see you in Rob— team. And remember, if you don't risk anything, you risk everything.
