Bringing you the people, projects and ideas helping steer the world toward a better future.
Better Future with Michael Mezz
Claim This PodcastHosted by Michael Mezz, Michael Mezzatesta
Published by Michael Mezzatesta
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18 episodes
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Bringing you the people, projects and ideas helping steer the world toward a better future.
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Recent Episodes
September 10, 2026
Why We Must Tax Billionaires | Gabriel Zucman on the Wealth Tax and Prop 40 (018)
Michael Mezzatesta interviews Dr. Gabriel Zucman, a leading wealth tax expert, about how taxing billionaires is essential for democracy and reducing inequality.
August 20, 2026
What Comes After Capitalism? | Timothée Parrique on Degrowth, Ecology, and the Future (017)
Michael Mezzatesta interviews ecological economist Dr. Timothée Parrique about degrowth, green growth critiques, and building a post-capitalist economy for social and ecological well-being.
July 29, 2026
How to Overcome Capitalism – Jason Hickel on Socialism, China, and the West (016)
Michael Mezzatesta interviews Dr. Jason Hickel, exploring capitalist imperialism, ecosocialism, and China's rise to understand building a better future.
18 total episodes available with 9 transcripts
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Why We Must Tax Billionaires | Gabriel Zucman on the Wealth Tax and Prop 40 (018)
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[…] And so it's by exploiting these statistical anomalies that I was able to estimate that about 8% of the world's household financial wealth is held in tax havens globally, in countries with a tradition of bank secrecy. And To your question of what are the implications for the rest of us, well, most of that wealth, at least for a long time, used to evade taxes. And so we are talking about predominantly very wealthy people who have a ton of money, trillions of dollars in offshore tax havens. They don't pay tax on that wealth. They don't pay tax on the income that this wealth generates. And so it means the rest of us have to pay more tax, or it means that the governments have to slash public spending on education or infrastructure and so on. […]
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