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EU-funded report calls for wealth of super-rich to be taxed, not income (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you have a solution you would propose in stead of a tax that would begin to reverse the growing wealth inequality issue?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Incentives, other regulation. Break up monopolies. Companies pay stupid amounts because they have that kind of money. If they are essentially forced to use money for other things, there won't be enough to keep the company black and pay the CEO stupid money.