Andrew Berkshire and Dave Kaufman are joined by Claire Trottier from Patriotic Millionaires to talk about the biggest issue facing both Canada and the world right now, the extreme gap in wealth distribution between the rich and poor.

Topics

• Being born wealthy
• Unfairness of the system
• Obfuscating well-paid working class with the wealthy
• How to tax wealth
• Fear of capital flight
• Does philanthropy work?
• Instability is driven by inequality
• Normalizing monetizing your attention

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https://bsky.app/profile/berkshire.bsky.social

https://bsky.app/profile/davekaufman.bsky.social

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Claire Trottier is a scientist, former professor of microbiology, and a passionate advocate for the wealthy paying their fair share into society. She works with Patriotic Millionaires and several other organizations to work towards a better, more equitable future for all.

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Clearing the Benches is a high concept Canadian political discussion show, where Dave Kaufman (The Kaufman Show) and Andrew Berkshire (Game Over Network) put their heads and rolodexes together in an attempt to discuss ideas and concepts that are being missed in legacy media coverage.

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