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VIDEO. Zillionaire-to-zillionaire: there will be pitchforks if inequality isn’t tackled

Entrepreneur Nick Hanauer is a super-rich guy who, in his own words, is a “proud and unapologetic capitalist.” He owns multiple houses, a yacht and his own private jet. And he’s got a message for his fellow “zillionaires“: the pitchforks are coming for us. The reason? Growing inequality. Hanauer provides a road map to tackle obscene levels […]

Entrepreneur Nick Hanauer is a super-rich guy who, in his own words, is a “proud and unapologetic capitalist.” He owns multiple houses, a yacht and his own private jet.

And he’s got a message for his fellow “zillionaires“: the pitchforks are coming for us. The reason? Growing inequality.

Hanauer provides a road map to tackle obscene levels of economic inequality and stop a revolution in his new Ted Talk, recorded this month at TedSalon in New York City.

Watch a snippet: 

 

 

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