The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2422 - PUNISH SUCCESS: AOC Says Billionaires Must Be Ended

May 8, 2026·1h 6m·5-min readsolopolitics
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Ben Shapiro argues that envy, not economics, drives the left's hostility toward wealth and free markets, exemplified by AOC's claim that billionaires are illegitimate. He contends that California's decline under progressive policies proves the failure of socialist ideology, while advocati

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Steve Hilton

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CongressCriminal JusticeEconomicsGeopoliticsInequalityInflationMiddle EastUs Politics

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