
Gabriel Zucman is the most important economist in the world today. And the one billionaires fear most. His wealth tax proposals have passed France's lower chamber of parliament – and will likely be signed into law in the coming years. Here's his advice for how we can tax the super rich more in the UK and other countries.CHAPTERS(00:00) Intro(02:57) Who is Gabriel Zucman?(07:14) Why universities ignore inequality(14:05) What is the problem?(20:12) How we tax billionaires more(26:51) Gabriel’s billionaire tax in France(27:46) Learn from taxes in past(30:14) The current situation is radical(33:29) Wealth is concentrating at the top(39:07) How the UK can adopt this tax(46:02) Message to The Rest is Politics(50:12) Final message
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