Pivot Billionaire Campaign Spending, Apple's Budget Gamble, and Hegseth vs. CNN
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Mar 17, 2026 Billionaires flood elections with cash, while a fight over taxes and national debt heats up. Apple tests a cheaper MacBook and risks its luxury mystique. Pete Hegseth’s attacks on CNN spark a wider clash over media power and merger politics. Polymarket, AI, and online gambling raise bigger questions about digital vices shaping young men.
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Why Billionaire Money Keeps Distorting Elections
- Scott Galloway argues billionaire campaign money is a symptom of two structural failures, not just rich people behaving badly.
- He says gerrymandered districts make primaries decisive and Citizens United lets a tiny donor class pull both parties toward extremes.
Why Scott Prefers AMT Over A Wealth Tax
- Scott Galloway says wealth taxes sound satisfying but often fail because the ultrawealthy are mobile and can flee high-tax regimes.
- He favors a lower estate-tax exemption, a 40% alternative minimum tax, and a stronger IRS over Elizabeth Warren's annual wealth tax.
Why Online Gambling Is A Major Threat To Young Men
- Scott Galloway treats legalized sports betting as a public-health risk for young men, not harmless entertainment.
- He says gambling addiction hides easily, has the highest suicide rate among addictions, and states that legalize it see bankruptcies jump 35% that year.