Every day is a pertinent day to propose this, but today perhaps especially: there should not be such a thing as billionaires. A global wealth tax would be of great benefit to all societies and individuals, including the super-rich themselves.
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How much better things would be if everything over £1bn was taxed at 100%. Boastful billionaires could instead brag about the size of contribution they make to society.
100% - I'm very strongly of the view that the degree of concentration of wealth is economically efficient as well. The benefits of a more equal society is a good enough reason, but it's also just bad economics.
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If they did any one of these things:
Paid their workers properly.
Priced their products properly.
Paid all reasonable taxes.
They would not be billionaires.