A wealth tax for tech billionaires - a podcast by Recode

A proposal in the Washington state legislature would impose a 1 percent wealth tax on assets over $1 billion. Recode’s Teddy Schleifer (@teddyschleifer) explains why the state’s billionaires — like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and MacKenzie Scott — aren’t getting behind it.

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- Host: Adam Clark Estes (@adamclarkestes)

- Producer: Will Reid (@WillR56)


- Engineer: Paul Mounsey

 
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