Uploaded July 2023 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago

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On this episode of Common Sense Soapbox, Sarah and Bob discuss investing in fine art. Seamus (and Florida Man) deliver an economics lecture about wealth taxes with gator examples and all. Sarah decides that wealth taxes are a massive invasion of privacy.


fee.org/articles/why-a-wealth-tax-can-t-solve-our-problems
taxfoundation.org/tax-basics/wealth-tax
taxfoundation.org/wealth-taxes-in-the-oecd
https://www.brookings.edu/articles/progressive-wealth-taxation/
investopedia.com/terms/w/wealth-tax.asp#:~:text=A%20wealth%20tax%20is%20a%20tax%20levied%20on%20the%20net,value%20of%20a%20taxpayer's%20assets.
forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-a-wealth-tax
mises.org/wire/who-pays-wealth-tax-rich-or-poor
mises.org/power-market/fallacies-behind-wealth-tax

CREDITS:
Written by Seamus Coughlin
Animated by LtAmazil, Adamdonk, and Emily Slatt
Voiced by Seamus Coughlin and nosoup4knowles
Layout by Jaime Velasquez, Trevor Smith
Produced & Edited by Sean W. Malone