Everyone calm down about the capital gains tax - a podcast by Marketplace

Look at a well-heeled publication like the Financial Times today and you’ll see that investors are in “uproar” about President Joe Biden’s proposed capital gains tax hike on the superrich. Today we kindly — eh, maybe not-so-kindly — ask everyone to pump the brakes a bit. Plus: vaccine nationalism, D.C. statehood and much more on this jam-packed happy hour episode.

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “U.S. defends restrictions on export of COVID-19 vaccine raw materials amid India’s request to lift ban” from the Hindu


• “Some mass vaccination sites in U.S. close as demand begins to fall.” from The New York Times


• “CDC, FDA lift pause on using J&J’s coronavirus vaccine, add safety warning” from CNN


• “JPMorgan apologises for backing breakaway football Super League” from the Financial Times


• “Investors in uproar over Biden’s proposed capital gains tax rise” from the Financial Times


• The topics we covered in Half Full/Half Empty: tax credits for vaccine time off, D.C. statehood, Overtime Sports, U.S. gas emissions and LeVar Burton hosting “Jeopardy!”


• Finally, here’s a link to join the fan-run Make Me Smart Discord server

Thanks to everyone who joined us on YouTube today! We’re live each Friday at 3:30 p.m. Pacific time/6:30 p.m. Eastern for happy hour! Subscribe to our channel and sign up for notifications so you don’t miss it.

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