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    What Americans Think Of A Wealth Tax

    Oct 23, 2019 4 minutes
    Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., talk during in the first of two Democratic presidential primary debates hosted by CNN Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in the Fox Theatre in Detroit. (Paul Sancya/AP)

    Should the richest Americans pay more taxes, not just on what they earn, but on everything they own? We examine the case for and against a wealth tax.

    Guests

    Emmanuel Saez, co-author of the new book “The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay.” Professor of economics and director of the Center for Equitable Growth at the University of California, Berkeley. (@berkeleyecon) Advised on Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s 2020 wealth tax plan.

    , former U.S. treasury secretary in the Clinton administration from 1999-2001. Former director of the National Economic Council for President Obama. Former president of Harvard University. Professor and director of the Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government)

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