There are a lot of good thoughts in this #HankGreen interview with #KylaScanlon, but this part stands out like a flashing light:

"Why do I pay lower taxes on money I don't work for?"

That should have been the rallying cry of every progressive candidate over the past 10 years. Raising the #CapitalGains tax rate is so much simpler than creating an entirely new #WealthTax from scratch, and it would make the #Democrats look like the party that values hard work.

https://youtu.be/jOR4wuiPeEQ?t=2541&si=nb4jaLbRk1feuIQ5

Why the Economy Hasn't Crashed Yet

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This is a key question for *all* countries where that's the case.