Agitation Nation: A Podcast From The Fenton Forecast

Emmanuel Saez: Billionaires Pay Lower Tax Rates Than Their Assistants

August 25, 2026·42 min
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Economist Emmanuel Saez wrote California's first-ever billionaire wealth tax. The Berkeley economist behind Prop 40 explains why a 1% wealth tax could raise $20 billion a year — and why Google's co-founders are spending millions to stop it.

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