Bernie vs. the billionaires

伯尼对亿万富翁

Today, Explained

2026-03-14

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Senator Bernie Sanders has a whole new reason to go after the world’s billionaires. We ask him about his proposed annual wealth tax and how he plans to rein in AI. This episode was produced by Jesse Ash, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado, engineered by Shannon Mahoney and hosted by Astead Herndon. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. at a confirmation hearing. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images. You can also watch this episode on video at youtube.com/vox. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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  • This week, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders.

  • Senator Bernie Sanders has just introduced his Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act,

  • a 5% annual wealth tax on anyone making more than a billion dollars.

  • Now, that would be roughly 930-ish people, and of course, it includes some big names.

  • Someone like Elon Musk would pay up to $40 billion under the law.

  • Someone like Mark Zuckerberg, about $11 billion.

  • But Senator Sanders said it would fund something important,

  • up to $3,000 in direct payments for anyone living in a household that makes less than $150,000.

  • That means up to $12,000 for a family of four.

  • Now, this bill has little chance of becoming law.

  • Donald Trump would almost certainly veto it,