{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcapitalisnt.com%2Fepisodes%2Fwhy-we-should-tax-digital-advertising-with-paul-romer-lzFfcXr6","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Why We Should Tax Digital Advertising With Paul Romer","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/2e7c76ad-7ecc-479b-8749-f0cb2f4f2dc5/448252be-b0dd-4ca9-94e2-d1edc241d7ba/capitalisn_t_updated_s2_v3.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/9320110f-8e52-451a-92d9-ab8b257c7076\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Why We Should Tax Digital Advertising With Paul Romer\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"Concerns about the political power of Big Tech and lack of competition are at an all-time high. The business model of Facebook, Google, Twitter, ect. seem to be creating a race to the bottom for the discourse in our social and political lives.\n\nMany have argued we should turn to anti-trust laws as a way to solve this problem, but Nobel laureate Paul Romer says they may not be enough. In this episode, Romer presents his argument for why the implementation of a digital advertising tax could address the size and business model of these tech firms."}