I think it gets back to this idea of how do we give people equal opportunity? And does that really come from taking more from the rich? I'm not sure. But i generally believe that the best system for allowing people to rise up through the ranks, like the american dream type of thing is capitalism. What about u b s, whichd instead of universal basic income, its universal basic services? So that is not really so different to what in some socialist societies,. whether you get free education, free health care, but you also mabe get free things like wyfi. Gives you a shot, i think, is a really important problem To solve.
Wealth inequality has been increasing for decades, and recently, there has been a heightened focus on billionaires as we debate what to do about the concentration of large swaths of wealth in a few hands.
In this episode, Steph and Cal discuss whether or not billionaires should exist, common proposals for dealing with billionaires, and a few policy proposals for how we can start thinking about tackling wealth inequality.
Whether you find yourself saying, "billionaires are evil and don't deserve all that money", "billionaires deserve what they have earned", or "I don't care about billionaires, but I care about a world with more equality of opportunity," this episode is for you.
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