Are You Going to Get the Number of Tax Dollars That You Think You Are Going to Get Through This Wealth Tax?

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Aseem: Are you actually going to get the number of tax dollars that you think you are through this wealth tax? Is almost certainly going to be lower than the projections. Even if you get that money from the billionaires or the ultra rich, can you deploy it effectively? Aseem: I want to talk a little bit more about just income and equality, and some just basic ways in which we could think about tackling that via policy.

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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