Jesse Isinger
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This is a policy. People really want billionaires to pay more taxes. It polls very well with Republicans, even. But billionaires have disproportionate power in this country, and they have a lot more power than the 70% of people who want them to be taxed more. I mean, you know, they wield extraordinary amount of influence and power in society. And so they can bend public policy to their will.
It's a tough fight. Yeah.
It's a tough fight. Yeah.
It's a tough fight. Yeah.
A rare, rare emotion for me. You know, we go back to Cordell Hull and 100 years ago, there was extraordinary power from the wealthiest people who'd ever walked the earth. And the government was relatively powerless at the time.
A rare, rare emotion for me. You know, we go back to Cordell Hull and 100 years ago, there was extraordinary power from the wealthiest people who'd ever walked the earth. And the government was relatively powerless at the time.
A rare, rare emotion for me. You know, we go back to Cordell Hull and 100 years ago, there was extraordinary power from the wealthiest people who'd ever walked the earth. And the government was relatively powerless at the time.
And somehow, coalitions cobbled together to reform the system and to start to bring billionaires to heel, not just with taxes, but with the advent of antitrust enforcement and eventually securities regulation. And so there are ways to corral the power and and bring billionaires, if not to heal, then bring them back into the fold where they have some sense of civic and social responsibility.
And somehow, coalitions cobbled together to reform the system and to start to bring billionaires to heel, not just with taxes, but with the advent of antitrust enforcement and eventually securities regulation. And so there are ways to corral the power and and bring billionaires, if not to heal, then bring them back into the fold where they have some sense of civic and social responsibility.
And somehow, coalitions cobbled together to reform the system and to start to bring billionaires to heel, not just with taxes, but with the advent of antitrust enforcement and eventually securities regulation. And so there are ways to corral the power and and bring billionaires, if not to heal, then bring them back into the fold where they have some sense of civic and social responsibility.
But you also think they should be paid a higher salary. I wouldn't mind if they got paid a salary. Or let's say they can keep their stock options. We just tax their unrealized gains.
But you also think they should be paid a higher salary. I wouldn't mind if they got paid a salary. Or let's say they can keep their stock options. We just tax their unrealized gains.
But you also think they should be paid a higher salary. I wouldn't mind if they got paid a salary. Or let's say they can keep their stock options. We just tax their unrealized gains.