TYT: Billionaire Says Ultrawealthy Don't Have Enough Political Influence

[pokerfan]

Via Think Progress: "In an interview with the Chicago Tribune, Ken Griffin, a hedge fund billionaire who is one of the 400 richest people in America, argued that the ultrawealthy in this country don't have enough influence over politics. Griffin went on to say that the ultrawealthy "have a duty" to step forward and save the U.S. from what he says is a drift toward Soviet-style state control of the economy...".* The Young Turks host Cenk Uygur breaks it down.

[Warpy]

1. That bastard is just terrified his taxes will go up

and if we get that transaction tax we so desperately need, he might need to spend more time with his family, gaming the system to the tune of thousands of trades a minute is no longer going to be profitable.

[pokerfan]

2. He'd probably be down with a $100K poll tax (nt)

[ScottLand]

3. How much did the Tribune pay Griffin for this interview?