Against inequality : the practical and ethical case for abolishing the superrich
"Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and the richest person in the world, currently possesses $270 billion dollars. An average American worker would have to work for seven-and-a-half million years to earn this much. To put the matter the other way round, the total amount of money that a typical America...
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| Ort / Verlag / Datum: | New York : Oxford University Press, [2023] |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2023 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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| Klassifikation: | 339 Makroökonomie (Verteilung von Einkommen und Vermögen, volkswirtschaftliche Gesamtrechnung, Volkswirtschaftspolitik)
336 Öffentliche Finanzen (Finanz-, Steuerpolitik) 305.5 Personen nach sozialer und wirtschaftlicher Lage 339.2 |
| Beschreibung: | [ix], 335 Seiten; Illustrationen; 24 cm |
| Anmerkungen: | Literaturverzeichnis Seite [289-323] |
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Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- Is it Feasible to Reduce Inequality? Income Tax and Market Regulations
- Is it Feasible to Reduce Inequality? Wealth Taxes and Tax Havens
- Should We Aim for High Taxes and Low Inequality? Weighing Costs and Benefits
- Do Rich People Deserve Their Income?
- Do the Skilled and Hard Working Deserve More Than Others?
- Does Voluntary Exchange of Private Property Justify Inequality?
- How Much Inequality is Acceptable? The Case for Maximum Limits on Income and Wealth
- Conclusion
The wealth hoarders : how billionaires pay millions to hide trillions