On this week’s episode, Anna, Emily, and Felix discuss AOC’s tax ideas at Davos, currency colonization, and Microsoft and housing.

Note to listeners: this episode was recorded in the late morning, a few hours before the government shutdown ended.

In the Slate Plus segment: a continuation of the discussion on millennial burnout and how technology plays a role.

[ul]CNBC: The Super Rich at Davos Are Scared of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Proposal to Hike Taxes on the WealthyNTK Network: Davos Panel Laughs at Ocasio-Cortez’s 70% Tax Rate ProposalThe Washington Post: Elizabeth Warren to Propose New ‘Wealth Tax’ on Very Rich Americans, Economist SaysThe New York Times: The African Currency at the Center of a European DisputeBBC: France Summons Italian Envoy Over Africa RemarksThe New York Times: Microsoft Cannot Fix Seattle’s Housing Crisis[/ul] Email: slatemoney@slate.comTwitter: @felixsalmon, @Three_Guineas,@EmilyRPeck

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