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Nov 23, 2022 · In this essay we argue against preventing people from amassing extreme wealth via increased taxation. The first argument in favor of such a proposal, recently advanced by Ingrid Robeyns (2018), states that billionaires’ resources would be better spent addressing morally important goals such as meeting disadvantaged people’s needs and solving collective action problems. In response to this ...
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Ingrid Robeyns (2018), states that billionaires’ resources would be better spent addressing morally important goals such as meeting disadvantaged people’s needs and solving col-lective action problems. In response to this claim, we argue that billionaires are typically
Nov 23, 2022 · Ingrid Robeyns (2018), states that billionaires’ resources would be better spent addressing morally important goals such as meeting disadvantaged people’s needs and solving col- lective action ...
The second argument in favor of preventing extreme wealth accumulation, advanced by Robeyns and Robert Reich (2018), states that billionaires have an inappropriate amount of influence in public life, which undermines political equality. We argue that corporate leaders tend to be more accountable to their fellow citizens than public officials.
Abstract In this essay we argue against preventing people from amassing extreme wealth via increased taxation. The first argument in favor of such a proposal, recently advanced by Ingrid Robeyns (2018), states that billionaires’ resources would be better spent addressing morally important goals such as meeting disadvantaged people’s needs and solving collective action problems.
Jan 15, 2024 · Seven out of ten of the biggest corporations on Earth now have a billionaire as CEO or principal shareholder. Together these corporations are worth $10.2—a figure bigger than the economies of Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean combined. The richest 1% of people globally own a staggering 43% of all financial assets.
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Jan 29, 2024 · For example, Americans lack a public pension system or universal healthcare, which make many people feel pressured to save more. Perhaps the political upper limit should be $20 million. But surely ...
