21 min
What are Billionaires? Last Past the Post
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- Politics
The number of billionaires has skyrocketed in the past few decades, and they've only gotten richer during the pandemic. Are these people truly Ayn Rand's titans of the industry who are leading us to a better future? Are they instead leeches, holding society back from it's true potential? In this episode, Christine and Alex look at where exactly modern billionaires fit in that spectrum, and discuss the ethics of them existing in the first place.
The number of billionaires has skyrocketed in the past few decades, and they've only gotten richer during the pandemic. Are these people truly Ayn Rand's titans of the industry who are leading us to a better future? Are they instead leeches, holding society back from it's true potential? In this episode, Christine and Alex look at where exactly modern billionaires fit in that spectrum, and discuss the ethics of them existing in the first place.
21 min