Billionaires Don't Know Best
On The Gist, Vladimir Putin's "private citizen" excuse doesn't hold water. In the interview, philanthropic billionaires are better than villainous ones, but Anand Giridharadas argues they could do better. Instead of insisting on the superiority of private efforts, they ought to pay more taxes and leave some things to the government. Giridharadas' book is Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World. In the Spiel, FiveThirtyEight currently says Republicans have a 1-in-6 chance of keeping the House. What else has that kind of odds? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Gist · Peach Fish Productions
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Show Notes
On The Gist, Vladimir Putin's "private citizen" excuse doesn't hold water.
In the interview, philanthropic billionaires are better than villainous ones, but Anand Giridharadas argues they could do better. Instead of insisting on the superiority of private efforts, they ought to pay more taxes and leave some things to the government. Giridharadas' book is Winners Take All: The Elite Charade of Changing the World.
In the Spiel, FiveThirtyEight currently says Republicans have a 1-in-6 chance of keeping the House. What else has that kind of odds?
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