Klein and Glazer argue for blocking AI IPOs and taxing billionaires
1 Nov 2 5:00 AM · 11d ago · 3 articles · 5 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 1
The authors publish a Guardian op-ed urging lawmakers to prevent Anthropic and OpenAI from going public, citing both companies' recent security flaws and high debt levels. They argue that AI IPOs would enrich already-wealthy founders while exposing ordinary Americans to financial risk through retirement accounts, and connect the issue to broader patterns of billionaire wealth accumulation.
“We cannot allow more billionaires – or trillionaires – to be made in this country, further expanding the inequality chasm that's turning a dignified life into a luxury in this country. We must also block the impending tech IPOs.”
Naomi Klein and Ilana GlazerNaomi Klein Opinion authorIlana Glazer Opinion authorAnthropic AI company planning IPOOpenAI AI company planning IPO
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first by The Guardian, 11d ago · also Guardian US
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- It's time to block reckless AI IPOs and tax billionaires The Guardian · 10d ago
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Despite the sunny economic forecast coming from the Trump administration, millions of Americans are struggling to find and keep jobs, getting crushed under the rising cost of living, and losing health insurance when they need it the most. Meanwhile, via corporate consolidation and political corruption, the billionaire class is getting richer…
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Someday humanity will realise that the idea of passive income (in all its different variations, especulation, gambling, stock markets, etc.) is the most detrimental idea humans ever put in practice. People simply either wont get into the math and logic behind it due to lacking math foundations from school, or wont admit because they dream and hope…
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https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/nov/02/ai-ipos-tax-billionaires?CMP=share_btn_url
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https://www. theguardian.com/commentisfree/ 2026/nov/02/ai-ipos-tax-billionaires
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