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No Mercy / No Malice: Apocalypse No

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The Economy Is Rigged for Billionaires — ft. Gary Stevenson

Gary Stevenson, former trader turned economist and inequality activist, joins Scott to discuss why wealth inequality is accelerating across the West. They unpack the rise of the billionaire class, why the middle class is shrinking, and whether wealth taxes, estate taxes, and stri ...  Show more

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