This week: Trump has proposed a $5 million “gold card” for US citizenship, suggesting that the US could sell 10 million of them to pay off the national debt. <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/fsalmon">Felix Salmon</a>, <a href="https://www.axios.com/authors/epeck">Emily Peck</a>, and <a href="https://www.elizabethspiers.com/">Elizabeth Spiers</a> discuss the logic behind this considering the similar programs that already exist and the possible pool of candidates. Then, they discuss guest <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/kyle-chayka">Kyle Chayka</a>’s recent piece in the New Yorker comparing Silicon Valley invasion of the government, led by Elon Musk, to the <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/techno-fascism-comes-to-america-elon-musk">“techno-fasiscts” of 1930s Japan</a>. And finally, the danger of black plastic kitchen utensils was debunked after the discovery of a simple math error. But the “zombie fact” is <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-26/black-plastic-scare-has-steel-wood-utensils-sales-rising?srnd=homepage-americas&sref=C3P1bRLC">still affecting sales</a>. In the Slate Plus episode: The $19 Strawberry and Rise of Luxury FoodWant to hear that discussion and hear more Slate Money? Join Slate Plus to unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. You can subscribe directly from the Slate Money show page on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/slate-money/id876523888"> Apple Podcasts</a> and<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2AgxNbNcUOckZSww9mk8mX"> Spotify</a>. Or, visit<a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Money&utm_source=episode_summary"> slate.com/moneyplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Jessamine Molli and Cheyna Roth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

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