News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Millionaires call for an emergency tax on billionaires by simonh on Friday August 13, 2021 @06:16PM (#28175334)
Ok, appreciated.

I have to say, I’m not entirely convinced by the growing wealth gap argument. Pickety’s numbers are all before taxes and transfers, there are huge holes in the analysis. On the other hand, there are too many renty ways to grow wealth. I believe the right approach is to recalibrate taxation and the incentive system, not just slap huge punitive taxes on top of what’s already there.

Re:Millionaires call for an emergency tax on billionaires by david927 on Saturday August 14, 2021 @11:10AM (#28181234)
I think everyone would be in favor of well-considered approaches, myself included. But we need to be actively discussing this with a sense of urgency.