Here is me last Thursday talking about wealth inequality with Prof Jonathan Boston and Prof Anna Strutt at the NZ Economics Forum. Interesting discussion.https://t.co/dSs82Ecqnu
— Matt Burgess (@MattBurgessNZ) February 28, 2022
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