The Billionaire Age Pt 1 | How did we get here?

Hi, Steve Patterson here, host of The Debaters, the show where Canada's top comedic minds go head to head on topics that might not be top of mind yet. This week we famously ask a pretty rich question. Is it better to be rich or famous? Get ready for a wealth of wit from two of our country's most well-known, if not most well-paid, jokers. Listen to this week's episode of The Debaters wherever you get your podcasts.

This is a CBC podcast. We really are in many ways an oligarchy now. The main risk is to see oligarchy overcome democracy. That's the battle that we are in, you know, it's the battle of the 21st century. I would like to argue that having a billion really constitutes a moral failure.

Current billionaires also appear to be, you know, standing out. They concentrate more power, more wealth. The amount of wealth concentration that we observe is is unique. There is no historical comparison. Welcome to Ideas.

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