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Gabriel Zucman

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Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

Yes, so that different element.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So first of all it's

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

Most importantly, it's about creating a new principle.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

The principle is that if you are extremely wealthy, and we can debate what it means, but I've proposed owning more than $100 million in wealth.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

If you're extremely wealthy, you have to pay an unavoidable minimum amount of tax each and every year.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

Okay, so, you know, it's trivial.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

You might say, well, surely this must be already somewhere in our laws, except it's not.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So we need to create this principle that, you know, you can't pay zero.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

And today, some of those billionaires, they pay zero.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

You know, you had revelations a few years ago by the US media, ProPublica on the taxes paid by US billionaires.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

And you saw people like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos paying zero tax.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

Even one year, Jeff Bezos receives

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

a tax credit for his children.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So that's just wrong.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

Everybody agrees with that.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So there has to be a floor.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So first of all, the floor.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So everybody understands the proposal.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

There has to be a minimum.

Garys Economics
The economist billionaires fear: this is how we get a wealth tax. Meeting Gabriel Zucman

So there has to be a minimum.