Does Taylor Swift Deserve Her Billion Dollar Fortune?

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🗓️ 15 March 2024

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Taylor Swift achieved her billionaire status because of her talent, work ethic, and support from her fans. But some question whether any individual should be able to accumulate so much wealth. Those arguing they should point to philosopher Robert Nozick, who says if someone acquires wealth through just means, they are entitled to it. Those arguing “no” say that luck and systemic advantages often play a role, sometimes involving exploitation, and that billionaires have an outsized influence on policy. Now we debate: Does Taylor Swift Deserve Her Billion Dollar Fortune? Arguing Yes: Jessica Flanigan, Political Philosopher and Chair in Ethics and Democratic Values at the University of Richmond Arguing No: Ingrid Robeyns, Chair in Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University's Ethics Institute; Author of "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth" Emmy award-winning journalist John Donvan moderates Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:35.0	Hi everybody, I'm John Don Van.
0:37.6	In this episode, music, money, and one very successful pop star.
0:43.4	2023 was the year in which Taylor Swift recorded and sang her way to billionaire
0:48.0	hood.
0:49.0	It was her Ira tour last summer that put her net worth at just over a billion, a tour in which she worked very hard
0:55.8	and made her fans very happy. According to Forbes, she is the first musician to make that kind of money
1:01.9	purely through the art. There were no endorsement deals,
1:05.5	she didn't have a cosmetic line or anything like that. It's all been the music and the effort in a very obvious way.
1:12.3	She earned that billion. But does she deserve it?
1:16.4	That's a different question, more of a philosophical question. It's one that often divides
1:20.9	opinion when we see individuals accumulating great wealth and even more
1:24.7	so when we're in periods of profound economic inequality.
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