Ep. 2422 - PUNISH SUCCESS: AOC Says Billionaires Must Be Ended

The Ben Shapiro Show

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🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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AOC explains that billionaires are inherently illegitimate, and we examine the Democrats' hatred for success; everybody needs to calm down about hantavirus; and Steve Hilton joins us to explain California's crazy gubernatorial race. Ep. 2422 Support Steve Hilton for California Governor: https://stevehiltonforgovernor.com - - - Click here to join the member-exclusive portion of my show: https://dwplus.watch/BenShapiroMemberExclusive - - - Today's Sponsors: American Beverage Association - Learn more at https://WeDeliverForAmerica.org Legacybox - Go to https://Legacybox.com/SHAPIRO to save 60% during their best Mother’s Day Sale ever. PreBorn! - Make a difference for generations to come. Donate securely online at https://preborn.com/BEN or dial #250 keyword 'BABY' - - - DailyWire+: Become a Daily Wire Member and watch all of our content ad-free: https://www.dailywire.com/subscribe 📲 Download the free Daily Wire app today on iPhone, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Samsung, and more. 📰 Follow Ben on the Daily Wire app or DailyWire.com to read his daily articles and receive his Friday newsletter. 📘 Ben's book "Lions and Scavengers: The True Story of America (and Her Critics)" is available here: https://dwplus.shop/LionsandScavengers 👕 Get your Ben Shapiro merch here: https://dwplus.shop/BenShapiroMerch - - - Socials: Follow on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3cXUn53 Follow on Instagram: https://bit.ly/3QtuibJ Follow on Facebook: https://bit.ly/3TTirqd Subscribe on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3RPyBiB - - - Privacy Policy: https://www.dailywire.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:10.0	The natural state of human beings, poverty,
1:12.6	misery, and death. This was the natural state of human beings for literally tens of thousands of
1:17.6	years. And then it came this thing called private property and governments that formed to protect
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