Episode 38: How Much Government Is Enough? Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have proposed wealth taxes and even government ownership stakes in AI companies. Supporters argue these measures are necessary to combat wealth inequality and fund social programs. I disagree. In this episode, I explain why I believe the real threat to the average American isn't that billionaires have too much money—it's that the federal government already has too much power, spends too much money, and continues to expand regardless of the results. The federal government spends trillions of dollars every year, runs massive deficits, carries enormous debt, and still claims that the solution is more taxes and more control. If Washington can't balance the budget with the money it already collects, why should we believe it will become responsible with even more? I argu ...