Thom Hartmann Program - 1 Hour Edition - 01/30/19 - Rethinking the wealth tax, climate change as the ultimate existential threat, and a new hope for universal health care. Will the current crises trigger a progressive revolution?

Why shouldn't billionaires also pay a property tax on their non-real estate property? - The man in the White House won't or can't accept the scientific consensus on climate change. As Chicago faces temperatures as low as 50 degrees below zero as the jet stream breaks down, even as the arctic is warmer than ever, could this be the crisis that requires Progressives to take power to make things right? Callers chime in. - Former health insurance industry executive, now consumer advocate, Wendell Potter advises that an increasing number of people are now uninsured, the most in five years, surprisingly this may have a positive effect on the push for universal healthcare. - Caller Kurt predicted Trump's rise to power with the support of white supremacists. He has further predictions on what may happen next. For the Book Club, Thom reads from 'Just Another N-----, My Life in the Black Panther Party' by Don Cox.

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