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The Ben Shapiro Show

Ep. 2431 - Billionaires Aren't The Problem

The Ben Shapiro Show

The Daily Wire

News, News Commentary

4.4 β€’ 152.4K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 21 May 2026

⏱️ 64 minutes

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common sense, because these are the things that allow you to succeed economically in life.

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It is good to make more money by providing people better goods and services. It is good to be

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fiscally responsible. It is good to make smart decisions

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about your money. And most Americans know all that stuff, but a lot of Americans are being lied to

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these days. They're being told a bunch of junk that makes their lives actively worse. And increasingly,

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particularly if they are young and too online, Americans believe those things. So get ready.

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Today, I'm going to say a bunch of stuff that's going to piss off the left and the woke right as per our usual arrangement. They're going to get pissed when I say you shouldn't spend too much money eating at a restaurant if you're unable to pay your rent. They'll say that I'm saying that because I don't care about people. You see, it's better to be poorer and also keep eating at Wolfgang Steakhouse. And they will get pissed when I say that

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Amazon makes your life better and cheaper. They'll say it's better to yell at Amazon and try to shut

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down their business and tax them more because Jeff Bezos is bald and rich and has a yacht or some

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