{"id":433,"date":"2026-06-16T13:08:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=433"},"modified":"2026-06-16T13:08:54","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:08:54","slug":"bernie-sanders-is-wrong-about-trillionaires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pioneerrelocationnews.com\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio>https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/d2h6a3ly6ooodw.cloudfront.net\/reasontv_audio_8387510.mp3<\/audio><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<select><option>1x<\/option><option>1.1x<\/option><option>1.25x<\/option><option>1.5x<\/option><option>2x<\/option><option>3x<\/option><\/select>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>:15 <\/span><br \/>\n<span> :15<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Download  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Bernie Sanders Is Wrong About Trillionaires<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"\" data-yt-id=\"eq_9iuPZJNU\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"281\" id=\"yt-player-eq_9iuPZJNU\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eq_9iuPZJNU?enablejsapi=1\" title=\"Featured YouTube video\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>HD Video Download<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>This week, editors\u00a0Peter Suderman,\u00a0Katherine Mangu-Ward, and\u00a0Nick Gillespie are joined by\u00a0Sarah Isgur, senior editor at <em>The Dispatch<\/em>, to discuss Elon Musk becoming the world&#8217;s first trillionaire and whether that milestone represents a triumph of capitalism or a warning sign about inequality. 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