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Audience presses panel on wealth redistribution, employer absence and housing access
Summary
During audience Q&A at the Columbus Metro Club forum, attendees pressed panelists on how to finance nonprofit programs, whether wealth redistribution (estate tax) should be used, the absence of employer representation and how to overcome nimbyism to expand housing access. Panelists urged private fundraising, civic engagement and mixed-income strategies.
Audience members at the Columbus Metro Club forum asked panelists concrete questions about entrepreneurship pathways, the absence of employer voices on the stage, wealth redistribution and housing access.
Elizabeth Wangugi Etienne, a small-business owner, asked how leaders are preparing youth to innovate rather than only train for wage jobs; panelists pointed to entrepreneurship education, mentorship and experiential programs. Laura Fish, with Fish Talent LLC, said she had observed ‘‘no representation from a business as an employer on this stage today’’ and urged…
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