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Scott Galloway Proposes Economic Strike

September 19, 2025 / 01:13

This episode discusses the idea of a national economic strike as a form of protest against autocracy. The conversation includes strategies like canceling subscriptions and reducing spending among high-income households.

The host expresses frustration with the current economic situation and suggests that meaningful actions, such as transferring assets to different banks, could be impactful. Specific banks mentioned include Silicon Valley Bank, JP Morgan, and Goldman Sachs.

There is a focus on rallying wealthy individuals to collectively reduce their spending during the holiday season as a statement against economic policies that support autocracy. The host believes that even a small decrease in economic growth could send a strong message.

TL;DR

The episode proposes a national economic strike to protest against autocracy by reducing spending among the wealthy.

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I think the only thing that moves the
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needle here, I'm increasingly convinced,
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is some sort of national economic
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strike. There's the meaningful and
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there's the profound. The meaningful
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would be to or the trivial, I should
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say, cancel your Disney Plus
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subscription. Okay? And then we're going
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to see a bunch of screenshots of people
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who have canceled their Disney Plus
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subscription. What I'm beginning to
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think about personally, cuz I don't want
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to wait till 26. I have business
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relationships and capital
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uh with and in Silicon Valley Bank, JP
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Morgan, Bank of America, Northern Trust,
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Goldman Sachs. I'm contemplating
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transferring all of my assets to Lloyds
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or HSBC.
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I'm trying to figure out if there's
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someone we could call on who's a real
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leader who could rally the top three and
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a third percent responsible for 25% of
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the spending to in say December, not buy
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Christmas presents, maybe stay at home,
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not go to St. Barts maybe try and reduce
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their spending by 10 20% which quite
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frankly really doesn't impact the top
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300% income earning households. That's
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just that is literally pure consumption
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and trying to take the economy if you
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took the economy's growth down for one
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month by 1%
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in protest. That's what you're saying.
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say, "Look, I not going to fund a move
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towards an autocracy.

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Episode Highlights

  • Asset Transfer Consideration
    Contemplating transferring assets to avoid financial institutions seen as problematic.
    “I'm contemplating transferring all of my assets to Lloyds or HSBC.”
    @ 00m 28s
    September 19, 2025
  • Consumer Spending Protest
    Suggesting a reduction in spending to protest against economic policies.
    “Not buy Christmas presents, maybe stay at home.”
    @ 00m 40s
    September 19, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Asset Transfer00:28
  • Spending Protest00:40

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