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Ezra Klein: “The point of California's riches is that they should be…”

Featuring: Ezra Klein, Liberal | New York Times Columnist and Podcast Host | National

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published | Video Starts at 49:58

It is good for people to be near the AI boom. I have friends. I mean, they fought fires in the city of San Francisco and couldn't afford to live there. Right. The point of California's riches is that they should be shared... through the ability of people to go live in these super high productivity places. where, as happened with a young Steve Jobs in Wozniak, you sort of fall into this world where maybe if you have a genius for something, you have the connections to make it matter. (49:58–50:10)

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Asserts that California's wealth should be accessible by allowing people to live in high-productivity areas.

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