This report presents a proposal for an internationally coordinated standard ensuring an effective taxation of ultra-high-net-worth individuals. In the baseline proposal, individuals with more than $1 billion in wealth would be required to pay a minimum amount of tax annually, equal to 2% of their we...
G20 countries will discuss proposals to make the world’s wealthiest individuals pay more towards funding public goods. The debate is overdue.
The concentration of wealth at the top is higher in the U.S. than in any other rich country. Is there such a thing as “too much” wealth? What if we decided there was?
This video describes wealth inequality in the United States and a radical proposal of what to do about it. Just watch (it is truly...
Rise of 10.6% Is the Highest Annual Rate in More Than a Decade, Creating $26 Trillion in New Private Wealth, but Digital Leaders Threaten Traditional Players’ Dominance, According to a New BCG Report.
Link: Boston Consulting Group.
Economic antrhopologist Jason Hickel on capitalism, climate breakdown and a future for all.
Link: Dissens podcast.
Bruckner et al. show that carbon footprints can reach several hundred tons of CO2 per year, while the majority of people living below poverty lines have yearly carbon footprints of less than 1 tCO2. Lifting more than one billion people out of poverty, leads to only small relative increases in global...