Different Matters by Damien Grant

Different Matters with Max Rashbrooke

Aug 23, 2023

Max Rashbrooke, a conviction-driven academic and author, discusses wealth inequality in New Zealand and the influence of Thomas Piketty's work. They explore historical patterns of wealth distribution, the impact of technological disruption and antitrust policies, wealth concentration in New Zealand, perspectives on extreme wealth, and ideas for fairness and income share.

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Implementing Kids Kiwisaver to provide financial security for children as they grow up.

Encouraging entrepreneurship through increased benefits for failure and sharing of success.

Addressing income inequality by increasing the share of company revenue that goes to workers.

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Kids Kiwisaver for Wealth Equality

Implementing Kids Kiwisaver to ensure that every child is enrolled in Kiwisaver at birth and has some wealth behind them by the time they turn 18.

Introduction

2min

The Influence of Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the 21st Century'

6min

Wealth Inequality and Historical Patterns

23min

Technological Disruption, Antitrust Policies, and Wealth Inequality

2min

Wealth and Power Concentration in New Zealand

12min

Wealth Inequality and Perspectives on Extreme Wealth

7min

Fairness, Wealth Creation, and Income Share

5min

Capital, Labor, and Returns: A Comparative Analysis

3min

Max Rashbrooke is a conviction-driven academic who has written extensively on inequality and wealth in New Zealand. He is the author of a number of books and a regular contributor for The Guardian and a range of local news outlets.

In this interview we discuss his 2021 book Too Much Money, and dive into our different understanding of Thomas Piketty’s work. An excellent and entertaining discussion.

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Different Matters by Damien Grant

Different Matters with Max Rashbrooke

Episode guests

Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Kids Kiwisaver for Wealth Equality

Promoting Entrepreneurship for Fairness

Increasing Income Share for Workers

Improving Housing and State Housing

Implementation of a Wealth Tax

Remember Everything You Learn from Podcasts