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Friedberg: California is functionally bankrupt with a $30B–$40B budget deficit
“Well, if the ballot initiatives and the tax policy and the battle that's going on in the state for spending and taxation is any indication, I, you know, think it's probably true. The current budget from the governor is Something on the order of 30 to forty bil…”
Friedberg: Tax unrealized gains, raise capital gains to 40%, cut income taxes
“When billionaires borrow against their unrealized capital gains, they should pay capital gains tax. Capital gains tax should be 40%, not 15% or 18% or 20%. They should pay the same as labor. In fact, labor should pay less. Income tax should be much lower. Capi…”
Friedberg: Government Pension Plans Will Ultimately Bankrupt US States
“These pension plans are poison. The fundamental problem with these pension plans is that they will ultimately end up bankrupting the states, or they will become Ponzi schemes where people get screwed because they're expecting retirement benefits and they don't…”
Friedberg: Labor should be taxed less than capital to prevent inequality
“Basically labor should have always been taxed less than capital. And if we had tax capital at a higher rate than labor, then you wouldn't have seen this massive kind of inequity.”
Friedberg: The socialist movement operates like an emotionally viral cult
“The thing about the socialist movement is it's designed to be viral. It's designed to be eccentric. It's designed to be sensational. It's designed to be emotionally titillating. It's designed to have an enemy that incites emotion inside of you to drive you to …”