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November 7, 2019 06:37 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/11/7/20953480/bill-gates-elizabeth-warren-tweeting-twitter-wealth-tax
Bill Gates and Elizabeth Warren are tweeting at each other about wealth inequality
Bill Gates and Elizabeth Warren are tweeting at each other — and it seems possible they could have an IRL conversation soon.
But let’s first back up to why they’re @-ing each other. Yesterday, the Microsoft co-founder was interviewed at The New York Times’ DealBook Conference. The very first thing CNBC host Andrew Ross Sorkin asked Gates was his position on Warren’s proposed 6 percent wealth tax on billionaires, which is designed to help pay for Medicare for All.
As part of his response, he discusses how a wealth tax could affect him, and if he’s ever met with Elizabeth Warren:
Gates on whether he'd meet with Elizabeth Warren:
"I'm not sure how open minded she is -- or that she'd even be willing to sit down with somebody who has large...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2019/11/7/20953480/bill-gates-elizabeth-warren-tweeting-twitter-wealth-tax
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