Jonathan Schofield on Nostr: The point of a wealth tax may not be to raise revenue. I confess I’m confused about ...
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"content": "The point of a wealth tax may not be to raise revenue. \n\nI confess I’m confused about whether tax pays for anything at all. Let’s say it doesn’t, because: \n- https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/112551829309979263\n- https://mastodon.social/@urlyman/111918887148493591\n\nBut, taxing wealth is still *vital*. \n\nMore equal societies are happier and healthier. And also the *only* route to low carbon economies (other than collapse). \n\nThe point of a wealth tax is to make it socially unacceptable to be obscenely rich",
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