“That’s the pitch: Somehow it’s fiscally irresponsible to build a stronger floor for everyone to stand on if it in any way may lower the already astronomical ceiling height experienced by the rare few.”
– Political comedian and
The Daily Show host
Jon Stewart, on tech oligarchs catching feelings over having their wealth and power challenged. On July 4th, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
took to X to assert his belief in “techno-capitalism” and the merit of the billionaire class.
