Could A Wealth Tax Work?

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Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren wants to tackle inequality by implementing a wealth tax on ultra-millionares. 2% for households with $50 million dollars or more and 3% for households with $1 billion or more.

She's not alone. Back in June, 20 really rich people signed an open letter calling for a wealth tax on people like them.

Income taxes are the norm for the U.S. federal government. A wealth tax would be new. But they've been tried in Europe, and they largely failed.

Today on the show, we talk to zillionares and economists and ask: Can a wealth tax really work?

Some numbers in this episode come from polls by Politico and CNBC.

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Music: "Panic at Versailles" and "My Old Town."

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