MSNBC Interviews Citizen's Share Author Joseph Blasi

On September 1, MSNBC's Richard Lui interviewed Dr. Joseph Blasi, one of the authors of the book The Citizen's Share. The 4-minute interview (see below) covered a range of topics, and Lui emphasized several of the book's recommendations for publicly traded companies, including the idea that companies may, in some circumstances, be required to issue broad-based stock options. Dr. Blasi estimated that if employees had an ownership stake worth 20% to 25% of the market value of publicly traded companies, the impact on wealth inequality would be dramatic.