Re:New data show that joining the 1% remains unsettlingly he...
by crdoconnor on Saturday February 04, 2017 @12:18PM
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>The only way to prevent this from happening is to ban inheritance, which would be all sorts of bullshit.
Shifting the tax and legal system to favor earned rather than unearned income would easily prevent it.
One example of this would be a land value tax. Another would be watering down patent enforcement. Another would be strengthening bankruptcy protections. Another would be strong enforcement of anti-trust law.
Shifting the tax and legal system to favor earned rather than unearned income would easily prevent it.
One example of this would be a land value tax. Another would be watering down patent enforcement. Another would be strengthening bankruptcy protections. Another would be strong enforcement of anti-trust law.