E30: Ramifications of Biden's proposed capital gains tax hike, founder psychology & more

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

April 23, 2021

Duration

1h 23m

Channel

All-In Podcast

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Follow the besties: https://twitter.com/chamath https://linktr.ee/calacanis https://twitter.com/DavidSacks https://twitter.com/friedberg Follow the pod: https://twitter.com/theallinpod https://linktr.ee/allinpodcast Intro Music Credit: https://rb.gy/tppkzl https://twitter.com/yung_spielburg Referenced in the show: Federal Net Outlays as Percent of GDP https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYONGDA188S Wayback Machine / WhiteHouse.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20010118204900/http://www1.whitehouse.gov Reuters https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/india-posts-daily-rise-over-300000-covid-19-cases-record-death-toll-2021-04-22 Show Notes: 0:00 Intro 1:19 Biden's capital gains tax hike 21:33 Addressing the federal budget problems 42:16 Chauvin verdict, media coverage 50:06 Hulu WeWork documentary, Founder psychology 59:46 COVID surge in India 1:11:01 Poor media performance in 2021 #allin #tech #news

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Jason Calacanis

  host

• David Friedberg

  host

• Chamath Palihapitiya

  host

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of All-In Podcast, featuring Jason Calacanis and David Sacks, E30: Ramifications of Biden's proposed capital gains tax hike, founder psychology & more explores biden’s Capital Gains Hike, Founder Psychology, Media Fear Porn, More The hosts of the All-In Podcast debate Biden’s proposed near-doubling of long‑term capital gains taxes for high earners, arguing it could dampen entrepreneurship, distort capital allocation, and drive high‑net‑worth individuals out of high‑tax states. They contrast tax hikes with the need for spending discipline, accountability, and better targeting of social programs rather than broad, opaque federal expansions. The conversation then shifts to founder psychology and the fine line between necessary aggression and destructive behavior, with WeWork and other cases as examples. They close by criticizing media fear‑mongering on COVID and vaccines, discussing India’s COVID crisis, and briefly touching on policing, SPAC regulations, and cultural recommendations.

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