After Hours / Season 2, Episode 15

Taxing the Rich, and the “Woke” Advertising Trend

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Youngme, Felix, and Mihir debate two of the dramatic and controversial tax ideas being proposed by Democrats (a 70% marginal income tax rate and a 2% wealth tax), before discussing...

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January 30, 2019

Youngme Moon, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, and Mihir Desai debate two of the dramatic and controversial tax ideas being proposed by Democrats (a 70% marginal income tax rate and a 2% wealth tax), before discussing the trend among brands like Gillette, Nike, and Pepsi to launch “woke” advertising campaigns. They also offer their After Hours picks for the week.

Each week, the hosts give their recommendations for reading, watching, and more. Here are This Week’s Picks:

You can email your comments and ideas for future episodes to: harvardafterhours@gmail.com. You can follow Youngme and Mihir on Twitter at: @YoungmeMoon and @DesaiMihirA.

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