# Should We Have Billionaires?

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Podcast: [To The Contrary with Charlie Sykes](https://stenobird.com/podcast/to-the-contrary-with-charlie-sykes-7201870)
Published: 2026-05-23T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Justin Wolfers is a professor of economics at the University of Michigan and author of the Platypus Economics Substack. In this episode, he joins Charlie to make the case against big tech moguls, discuss the price tag of Trump's Iran adventure, and talk about how crony capitalism is reshaping America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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