Well, well, well, would you look at that? We’re talking about Capitalism again, but this time we’re looking at billionaires. Billionaires are the poster boys for Capitalism, and so much of what we are talking about in this episode is directly critical of the capitalist system in which the concept of billionaires is merely a symptom. 

Key Message: Take time to reconsider why it is we believe success equals enormous wealth. 

Some of the things we’re talking about in this episode:

• What does a billion even look like?

Further Reading:

• 'Winners Take All': Generous Giving Or Phony Philanthropy?

Counter Argument:

• Why a “Billionaire” Wealth Tax Would Hurt the Working Poor and the Middle Class | Mark Hornshaw (this is a great example of a slippery slope argument in favour of the billionaire class)

Full show notes can be found at tomstuandyou.com 

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