Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Where should corporate profits go?
Nick Hanauer argues that companies are spending $1.5 trillion a year buying back their own stock, a practice that was illegal until 1982, while the share of the economy going to wages keeps shrinking.
Jason Furman argues that wages are the highest they have ever been in American history, and they are growing fastest for the lowest-paid workers.
Watch the full debate below and cast your vote at opentodebate.org/vote by Friday, September 4.
Where should corporate profits go?
Nick Hanauer argues that companies are spending $1.5 trillion a year buying back their own stock, a practice that was illegal until 1982, while the share of the economy going to wages keeps shrinking.
Jason Furman argues that wages are the highest they have ever been in American history, and they are growing fastest for the lowest-paid workers.
Watch the full debate below and cast your vote at opentodebate.org/vote by Friday, September 4.
