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Episode 137: Should Billionaires Exist?
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Episode 137
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The recent IPO for SpaceX briefly turned Elon Musk into the world’s first trillionaire. One person having a net worth involving 13 digits is staggering to comprehend, leading Joe to ask Mark a question floating around liberal and progressive circles: should our society even allow that? Mark and Joe consider five philosophers whose work, at least in theory, supports the existence of billionaires and trillionaires (though they each offer conditions and caveats), after which there’s ample time for deliberation. You be the jury: should billionaires exist?