EP 2: Is inequality inevitable?

Bill Gates and Rashida Jones Ask Big Questions

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Society & Culture

4.2 • 4K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2020

⏱️ 46 minutes

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2020 has brought to light a lot of issues, including growing inequality in the United States. We're seeing huge gaps in income, access to healthcare, and quality of education across the country. Economist Raj Chetty joins the podcast to talk about his groundbreaking research on opportunity in America. Then Mayor Aja Brown joins the conversation to talk about how she’s leveling the playing field in Compton.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rashida Jones.
0:02.0	Hi, I'm Bill Gates.
0:03.5	And we're here to ask the big questions.
0:11.5	So 2020's brought to light a lot of issues.
0:14.5	And one that I'm really concerned about is inequality.
0:18.0	Because it seems like inequality is being completely exacerbated by COVID-19.
0:23.0	We keep hearing about the disparity between rich and poor
0:28.0	and that it's getting wider and wider.
0:30.0	But before we start talking about that,
0:32.0	it's clear that both of us are so lucky in so many ways for the opportunities we've been given,
0:38.5	what we were born into.
0:40.0	But Bill, in what ways did the world set you up for success?
0:44.0	Well, I was born in the United States where you generally have stability,
0:50.0	you know, not war, food availability.
0:54.0	You don't have famine.
0:56.0	I was born where there was a school that I went to.
1:02.0	My fear of violence was very low.
1:06.0	I could sit and read.
1:08.0	And so I had a fantastic upbringing because of the role model of my parents.
1:14.0	And then, you know, I went to college.
1:17.0	I didn't finish college, but I was there.
1:20.0	And that developed me intellectually quite dramatically from
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