Are there good and bad billionaires? | The Economist

Gabriel Zucman is the intellectual force behind the movement to “tax the rich”. The French economist has worked alongside Senator Bernie Sanders, New York’s mayor, Zohran Mamdani, and Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. But does his argument withstand scrutiny? The Economist’s acting business affairs, Henry Curr, sat down with Professor Zucman to discuss the concentration of wealth at the very top and whether there is a distinction to be made between good and bad billionaires. #economics #wealth #inequality #billionaire #elonmusk 00:00 - Is there a problem with extreme wealth? 01:10 - Are some billionaires better than others? 02:55 - Is there a difference between a Russian oligarch and Elon Musk Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4vfGEsO Sign up to the Insider newsletter: https://econ.st/4nOyzIb Subscribe to The Economist: https://www.economist.com/subscribe Download our app: https://www.economist.com/get-the-app Follow The Economist on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theeconomist/ Follow The Economist on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheEconomist Follow The Economist on X: https://x.com/TheEconomist