197. The Billionaire Tax Debate (Gabriel Zucman)
7/12/20261 hr 12 min
Can the super rich ever be fairly taxed, or are there too many functioning tax havens? Can capitalism survive the ever growing disparity between the top 1% and the rest? Should billionaires exist at all?
Rory and Alastair are joined by economist Gabriel Zucman to answer all this and more.
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First 90 secondsAlastair Campbell· Host0:00
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Gabriel Zucman· Guest1:07
The wealth of billionaires has exploded. It is the most important challenge in the 21st century. The proposal is for people who have more than 100 million pounds, you should be paying a minimum amount of tax equal to 2% of your wealth.
Rory Stewart· Host1:27
There are so many assumptions you're making. I'm sorry.