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Patrick Bet-David’s $20,000 Offer to Anti-Capitalist to Renounce U.S. Citizenship Draws Viral Attention

The Jubilee debate segment underscored disputes over freedom, incentives, economic performance, definitions of communism.

Overview

  • During Jubilee’s 1 Capitalist vs 20 Anti-Capitalists episode, Bet-David proposed paying $2,350 for the reported renunciation fee, a first-class one-way ticket, and $20,000 if the participant gave up her U.S. citizenship.
  • The anti-capitalist, identified as Alannah, declined to accept and challenged his premise by asking him to name a communist country.
  • When Bet-David cited Cuba, Venezuela, and North Korea, she replied that those are not truly communist countries as her speaking time expired.
  • Their exchange featured competing claims about freedom and incentives, with Alannah saying capitalism removes choice and Bet-David countering with North KoreaSouth Korea GDP comparisons and free-speech limits.
  • Clips from the episode spread widely on X over Labor Day weekend, drawing coverage from Mediaite and TheWrap, and the full debate remains available online without any reported follow-ups from the participants.