{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5fd1d0b2a8ff371ba608a151/68f76c7340b81f7a8901fd6c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Do We Need Billionaires? Can Private Money Serve the Public Good?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5fd1d0b2a8ff371ba608a151/1762256316015-23bd9c44-894b-41da-a511-b3806f6dd937.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Can finance be part of the solution to inequality?</p><p>Following philosopher Dr. Ingrid Robeyns’ call to ask <em>“How much wealth is too much?”</em>, we meet someone trying to change the system from within.</p><p><strong>João Paulo Pacífico</strong> says he is<strong> </strong>‘hacking’ the system using the tools of finance to fight inequality and support social movements like Brazil’s <strong><em>Landless Workers’ Movement (MST)</em></strong><em>.</em></p><p>He shares why he capped his own wealth, how he helps ordinary Brazilians invest in change, and what it takes to build an economy where finance serves people, not profit.</p><p>It’s a story about money, morality, and whether the system that created inequality can also help end it.</p><p>Listen and tell us what you think.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>João Paulo Pacífico</strong> is a Brazilian multi-millionaire, CEO of Grupo Gaia, and founder of Gaia+.</p><p><br></p><p>If you enjoy the episode, please like, share, comment, and leave us a review. Follow us on X&nbsp;<a href=\"https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fx.com%2FEQUALSHope&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSimon.Maina%40oxfam.org%7C237e2403ffe74aaf42e008dd3949070a%7Cc42c6655bda0417590bab6e48cacd561%7C0%7C0%7C638729707990132084%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=5Tzq4msYWKJj9JHkmrtpfyVTAPB2ZOEyfEe5laX2lt0%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@EQUALShope</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bsky.app/profile/equalshope.bsky.social\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bluesky</a>&nbsp;and on&nbsp;<a href=\"https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fequals-reimagining-our-economy%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CSimon.Maina%40oxfam.org%7C237e2403ffe74aaf42e008dd3949070a%7Cc42c6655bda0417590bab6e48cacd561%7C0%7C0%7C638729707990159108%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XCq7BPJV9Fcj%2B69mWjXv8SKCvsrgRH09Ke%2FrzputAkE%3D&amp;reserved=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">LinkedIn</a>.</p>","author_name":"EQUALS"}