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title: "4 October's Business Blunders with Vestact"
description: "This week: Wealth taxes don't work, and are unnecessary; data charges in South Africa are about right; and poor old Boris Johnson is too distracted to pull off his Brexit."
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author: "Paul Theron"
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published: "2019-10-03T20:59:07"
updated: "2019-10-03T23:20:11"
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# 4 October's Business Blunders with Vestact

> This week: Wealth taxes don't work, and are unnecessary; data charges in South Africa are about right; and poor old Boris Johnson is too distracted to pull off his Brexit.

By Paul Theron · Published 3 October 2019, 22:59 SAST · Updated 4 October 2019, 01:20 SAST

## Content

[YouTube video: "YouTube video"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB9slQDsU8Y)