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Jun 16, 2026 at 5:04 PM ET
Gabriel Zucman warns extreme billionaire wealth threatens democracy
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Economist Gabriel Zucman says extreme billionaire wealth makes democracy impossible without taxing billionaires properly.
WHO: Gabriel Zucman
WHAT: Warned that extreme billionaire wealth undermines the possibility of democracy and argued for properly taxing billionaires.
WHEN: Jun 16, 2026 at 4:20 PM ET
WHERE: Location not specified
WHY: He raised the tension between extreme wealth and the possibility of democracy in response to the celebration of Elon Musk's US$1 trillion fortune.
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