Minimum wages are a perennially controversial topic in the politics of countries all around the world. And yet despite the debate, virtually all developed countries have a minimum wage either set by law or set quasi-legally through […]
Most of our mainstream political discourse on “fighting inequality” has revolved – for years now – around the more narrow goal of eliminating extreme poverty. Few of our elected leaders ever dare suggest that maybe […]
Abstract In contemporary political philosophy, it has recently been proposed that upper limits should be put on individual wealth acquisition. In this article, we discuss the arguments made by canonical writers in the history of […]
It’s not just the megarich: increased spending power leads us all to inflict environmental damage. It’s time for a radical plan It is not quite true that behind every great fortune lies a great crime. […]
Wealth inequality, as always, is in news again. Some American billionaires did not pay a penny in taxes some years, and some of them have got money to spare to indulge in a private space […]
Abstract Is it possible to identify a ‘riches line’, distinguishing the ‘rich’ from the ‘super-rich’? Recent work in political philosophy suggests that this is theoretically possible. This study examines for the first time the empirical […]
When Elon Musk can offer over $40 billion for Twitter, bridges are dismantled to move megayachts and the rich keep getting richer, a group of philosophers says something is wrong. A look at economic limitarianism. […]
When your last name is Disney, you get to see how the magic is made. Abigail Disney is the granddaughter of Roy O. Disney, who (along with his brother, Walt) started the Disney empire. Correspondent […]
In a forgotten 1942 speech, Roosevelt proposed an income cap; now, some economists say it’s time to revive the idea. Five months after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt delivered a radio address that […]
Warren Buffett has an effective tax rate of 0.1 percent? Yawn. Elon Musk didn’t pay federal income tax at all in 2018? Okay. America’s billionaires pay a lower tax rate than the working class? Didn’t […]
