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jmbar2

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Thu May 14, 2026, 12:18 AM 8 hrs ago

Nick Hanauer, billionaire, launches new channel to address income inequality - "Class Traitor"

Hanauer was one of the first investors in Amazon, and many other successful tech companies. He has been campaigning to other billionaires for over a decade that gross inequality is wrecking the world.

In 2014, he issued a widely-read opinion piece, "The Pitchforks are Coming", warning that billionaires need to act against growing inequality. https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014/

In his newest effort "Class Traitor", he explains why Neoliberal Economics is a bad basis for economic policy, and what we need to do to save the world. He's a good follow.

https://www.youtube.com/@nickhanauerclasstraitor

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Nick Hanauer, billionaire, launches new channel to address income inequality - "Class Traitor" (Original Post) jmbar2 8 hrs ago OP
I've wondered where this guy has been! SSJVegeta 8 hrs ago #1
bla bla bla what does this guy actually do with his $$ wad to help and benefit others? msongs 8 hrs ago #2

msongs

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2. bla bla bla what does this guy actually do with his $$ wad to help and benefit others?
Thu May 14, 2026, 01:02 AM
8 hrs ago

is he working the soup kitchens or food handout lines? paying off debt of student loan recipients or people with huge medical bills they cannot afford?

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