# wealth tax (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover wealth tax. Page: Feed: --- ## [Episode 460: Kamala Is Stuck on Long Division](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-08-11 · studio@nationalreview.com (National Review) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Los Angeles resident Kamala Harris visited New Orleans to celebrate the charter schools she condemns at home -- and to encourage schoolkids to fight Republicans. Gavin Newsom swerves out of his “moderate” lane and endorses Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan Senate race. This week in California history: Richard Nixon resigns, Buck Owens is born, and a San Francisco trans activist who sought political… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/ddd264af-3746-4435-a4d8-15967a9e844d/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=ddd264af-3746-4435-a4d8-15967a9e844d&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [Episode 459: California’s Reparations Sideshow](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-08-05 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen, Mark Moses) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ In a state where slavery was always illegal, California lawmakers continue their push for reparations, whitewashing the critical role of such black Californians as William Alexander Leidesdorff in the state’s founding. Bonus! What is Participatory Budgeting and why does California Policy Center senior fellow Mark Moses hate it so much? Music by Metalachi. Email Us dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/c2842f34-5cab-40e6-b005-c0b5fb7ebac1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=c2842f34-5cab-40e6-b005-c0b5fb7ebac1&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [Episode 458: Gavin Newsom’s Ruby Rippey Problem Won’t Go Away](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-07-30 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen, Lance Christensen) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Vanity Fair revisits Gavin Newsom's two-decade-old affair. SEIU president Dave Regan says he did not illegally bargain over his union's proposed wealth tax. California undermines national defense. We remember the California connections of U2 pilot Gary Francis Power. Bonus! In the wake of the Facuci diary’s release, CPC’s Lance Christensen joins Will to remember what it was like inside the state… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/d42d764b-897e-43c5-8cdc-3b245673afac/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=d42d764b-897e-43c5-8cdc-3b245673afac&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [Bridging Democratic Disagreements on Healthcare](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/bridging-democratic-disagreements) _2026-07-28 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ A new proposal offers a potentially powerful and unifying goal ## [Episode 457: The General Sherman of Los Angeles](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-07-21 · studio@nationalreview.com (David L. Bahnsen, Will Swaim) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ She oversaw the burning of L.A.’s Westside last year. In April, Mayor Karen Bass turned to the city’s schools, backing the teacher union’s demand for the budget-busting pay hike that led to the announcement this week that the district is nearing bankruptcy. Bonus! We remember the 1973 premiere of American Graffiti , George Lucas’s love letter to California’s Central Valley. Music by Metalachi.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/72d1f1ae-145a-4ec0-a4a4-a908ca4ee174/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=72d1f1ae-145a-4ec0-a4a4-a908ca4ee174&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [How Politicians Help Billionaires Fleece A City—The 3 "C"s Of Legal Robbery In Your Town](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/how-politicians-help-billionaires) _2026-07-21 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: Buckle in for the most bizarre, Orwellian, insane, immoral, unbelievable story chronicling how a billionaire is extorting money from the people, all with the enthusiastic collusion of politicians of both parties, who, while wielding an axe to lay off workers, are down on their knees ready to hand over to a very rich person hundreds of millions of dollars of tax… ## [Guest Post: Americans Are Owed a Trump Corruption Rebate](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/guest-post-americans-are-owed-a-trump) _2026-07-20 · Alexander Hertel-Fernandez · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ In his second term, President Trump has illegally accepted a $400 million Boeing 747 from the government of Qatar. ## [Episode 456: Ro’d to Nowhere](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-07-15 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen, Andrew Davenport, Sheridan Karras) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Representative Ro Khanna (D., Silicon Valley) traveled to Israel, drove into a military conflict zone — and claims the Israeli government threatened him. AG Rob Bonta leads a 12-state effort to block Paramount’s proposed merger with Warner; Paramount considers joining the California exodus. Newsom signs off on a historic tax hike. California transfers coastal land to tribes. Even the wealthy can’t… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/5299009b-1e62-4a1c-8224-8424e3b5c765/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=5299009b-1e62-4a1c-8224-8424e3b5c765&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [The Porter-Platner Train Wrecks Tell A Story](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/the-porter-platner-train-wrecks-tell) _2026-07-10 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: there’s a very clear thread connecting the implosions of the Katie Porter and Graham Platner campaigns. ## [My Conversation with Tim Wu, Columbia Law Professor and Author of The Age of Extraction](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/my-conversation-with-tim-wu-columbia) _2026-07-10 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ I had the chance to spend about two years working with Tim Wu during my time at the National Economic Council. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/206313110/99c7d105f684d2e6f3826a1318eb6870.mp3) ## [Licensed Dispensaries, Pay with Crypto (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KCRcreoA9Q1a) _2026-07-10 · **Sponsored**_ Search verified licensed dispensaries and pay with Bitcoin, Lightning, or stablecoins. ## [455: Rozo the Clown](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-07-09 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen, Jeff Schwab, Emily Rae) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Like Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris, Rep. Ro Khanna is eyeing the White House. But this week was a rough one for the SIlicon Valley progressive: he finally abandoned his defense of alleged serial rapist and Nazi sympathizer Graham Platner, beclowned himself during a House Intelligence Committee hearing, and faced fresh reporting that he lives more like the oligarchs he denounces than the working… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/7b8ed4d5-cdc9-4eca-af4a-731f9f0b1155/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=7b8ed4d5-cdc9-4eca-af4a-731f9f0b1155&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [Episode 454: Gavin Newsom’s Declaration of Dependence](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-07-01 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Preparing for a White House run, Newsom calls for “a new social compact” -- a national wealth tax that confiscates wealth for a menu of failed California-style social programs. Bonus! Our homage to California cowboy actor Slim Pickens. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com will@calpolicycenter.org Follow Us: @DavidBahnsen @WillSwaim @TheRadioFreeCA Show Notes: Ranch Dressing… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/2629a1a6-7da4-43d1-b4d9-ac3a8ffea3e4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=2629a1a6-7da4-43d1-b4d9-ac3a8ffea3e4&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [The Supreme Court Has Fundamentally Changed How Federal Agencies Operate. What Comes Next?](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-has-fundamentally) _2026-06-30 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Four questions (and answers) about Monday's big Court decisions ## [Episode 453: Gay Electrons](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-06-25 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ News that California’s utility commission has created a new program to boost LGBTQ participation in electricity production has David and Will wondering: Has California become so absurd that the end is truly near? Newsom rejects the SEIU’s compromise offer on its Billionaire Wealth Tax. Government union leaders say they’ll join the California exodus if they’re forced to work. Music by Metalachi.… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/d7b9b9c7-0400-4df6-a2a5-afd2bbbc1257/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=d7b9b9c7-0400-4df6-a2a5-afd2bbbc1257&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [My Conversation with Mike Firestone, Corporation Counsel for the City of Boston](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/my-conversation-with-mike-firestone) _2026-06-25 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Wrestling with some of the thorniest state and local questions [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/203301051/d9c1d44fa8d4913fca3428d3b3414728.mp3) ## [Taking Big Swings](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/taking-big-swings) _2026-06-22 · Lisa Gilbert · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ An attitude shift ## [Episode 452: Trump Makes Newsom Great Again](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-06-18 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen, Jackson Reese) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Gavin Newsom wasted no time hitting the airwaves with news that the Trump DOJ is investigating the governor’s wife. We cheer Newsom’s work to kill the Billionaire Wealth Tax. Fareed Zacharia joins the growing number of liberals who worry that California is ruining the Democratic Party brand. In our Department of Vexillology, we celebrate the June 14, 1846, Bear Flag Revolt and consider protests… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/23e7dd88-46a7-49c9-9d12-8cd3109c3fdb/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=23e7dd88-46a7-49c9-9d12-8cd3109c3fdb&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [Democrats Need a Project 2050](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/democrats-need-a-project-2050) _2026-06-17 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ The case for a long-term vision, not just a list of plans ## [Every Fortune Is Made By You](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/every-fortune-is-made-by-you) _2026-06-11 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: Perfect timing today, with the SpaceX IPO mania reaching its peak, to make a point that is probably obvious to many of my readers but still not spoken enough, explicitly, when we argue for higher income taxes and wealth taxes on the filthy rich—every single fortune in the history of humankind is made by US, not by an Elon Musk low-life. ## [Episode 451: Fight On!](https://www.nationalreview.com/podcasts/national-reviews-radio-free-california-podcast/) _2026-06-11 · studio@nationalreview.com (Will Swaim, David L. Bahnsen) · National Review's Radio Free California Podcast_ Always optimistic, David encourages Will to be happy -- despite recent election results. And forget Xavier Becerra's ethnic posturing: Will reminds us that California has already had a "first Latino governor." Bonus! Representative Vince Fong joins the show to offer his remedy for Governor Gavin Newson’s refusal to pay his debts. Music by Metalachi. Email Us: dbahnsen@thebahnsengroup.com… [Listen](https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/afp-50216-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000/episodes/b8835c46-6b8d-4087-a17a-4d959eff2060/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7d0bcc8b-3aa0-4565-b140-123c8c878000&awEpisodeId=b8835c46-6b8d-4087-a17a-4d959eff2060&feed=svDu_oBH) ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/IXxf9GMMVQGP) _2026-06-11 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [How to Stop the Next Corrupt Justice Department Settlement](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/how-to-stop-the-next-corrupt-justice) _2026-05-26 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Some recommendations for Congress ## [Like, Bye.](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/like-bye) _2026-05-19 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: Can you see my waving hand? ## [Empowering American Workers in the Age of AI](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/empowering-american-workers-in-the) _2026-05-14 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Some ideas from abroad ## [We Said NAFTA Would Kill People—And It Did.](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/we-said-nafta-would-kill-peopleand) _2026-04-06 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: “Capitalism Kills” is an easy rhetorical slogan. ## [What Are Taxes For?](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/what-are-taxes-for) _2026-04-02 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ My conversation with Perry Bacon of the The New Republic [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192875592/bf8d05e70d8e105f05093a8a2e655022.mp3) ## [Chavez, Labor Authoritarianism & The Edifice Complex](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/chavez-labor-authoritarianism-and) _2026-04-01 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: There is a larger lesson from the revelations about Caesar Chavez’s crimes against women and girls—authoritarianism cripples the labor movement, breeding careerism, institutional paralysis and the seeds of a culture that tells us a lot about why labor is failing to meet the current moment \[by the way, are you ## [Surfing the Silver Tsunami](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/surfing-the-silver-tsunami) _2026-03-19 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ As Baby Boomers retire and look to sell off the companies they own, the government should seize this moment to launch a new era of employee ownership. ## [A $150 Million Bonfire About To Be Lit](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/a-150-million-bonfire-about-to-be) _2026-03-09 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: With Opening Day in view, thankfully, I’ll invoke the great philosopher Yogi Berra, “it feels like deja vu all over again”. ## [Debunking the Washington Post's Anti-Wealth Tax Editorial](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/debunking-the-washington-posts-anti) _2026-03-06 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ A federal wealth tax is a reasonable idea given our broken tax code and highly unequal economy ## [Five Thoughts on Supreme Court's Tariff Decision](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/five-thoughts-on-supreme-courts-tariff) _2026-02-20 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ It's a temporary setback for Trump, but the implications for consumers, businesses, international trade, and the federal budget deficit remain highly uncertain ## [Accept your Doppler invite (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QUXKsZCHedVo) _2026-02-20 · **Sponsored**_ Create your Doppler account using the invite code you received. ## [Sports Betting, Inequality, and the Rise of Get-Rich-Quick Schemes](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/sports-betting-inequality-and-the) _2026-02-19 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Earlier this week, I had the chance to join Jay Caspian Kang and Tyler Austin Harper on their weekly podcast, Time to Say Goodbye! ## [My Debate on Price Controls](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/my-debate-on-price-controls) _2026-02-11 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Yesterday, I participated in a debate at the Center for American Progress on the viability of price controls as a policy tool. ## [The Online Sports Betting Backlash](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/the-online-sports-betting-backlash) _2026-02-09 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Online sports betting is everywhere. ## [Will Trump's Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh Be Chair In Name Only?](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/will-trumps-fed-nominee-kevin-warsh) _2026-02-02 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Can he push through the interest rate cuts that Trump wants? ## [My Conversation with David Gamage, Co-Author of California's Billionaire Tax Proposal](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/my-conversation-with-david-gamage) _2026-01-23 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ If you’ve heard anything about the proposed one-time billionaire wealth tax in California, you’ve probably heard complaints from one of California’s ~200 billionaires about how onerous, unfair, or unworkable the tax would be. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/185289076/6be36fd70c38e519bed540045384dcec.mp3) ## [Four Thoughts on Trump v. Cook and the Future of the Fed](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/four-thoughts-on-trump-v-cook-and) _2026-01-22 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Yesterday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Trump v. ## [The California Wealth Tax Debate](https://bharatramamurti.substack.com/p/the-california-wealth-tax-debate) _2026-01-21 · Bharat Ramamurti · The Bully Pulpit with Bharat Ramamurti_ Tune in at 1:30pm today for a conversation with one of the authors of the proposal ## [The Mask Slipped. A Lot.](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/the-mask-slipped-a-lot) _2026-01-20 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: You don’t have to squint too hard to see how the malignant narcissist in the White House dished out, almost daily, moments in 2025 that gave us, in all the madness, a crystal-clear exposure of the real-life consequences of American Exceptionalism stretching back generations. ## [The AI Bubble Has Already Burst](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/the-ai-bubble-has-already-burst) _2025-12-19 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ We Just Have To See The Signs. ## [Conscious Uncoupling To Save Us All (With Video!)](https://workinglife.substack.com/p/conscious-uncoupling-to-save-us-all) _2025-11-26 · Jonathan Tasini · Working Life Newsletter_ Why You Might Want To Read This: \*\*\*911 ALERT\*\*\*!