Global Capitalism

The Economics of Taxing Wealth [November 2019]

11.14.2019 - By Democracy at Work - Richard D. WolffPlay

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In connection with Wolff’s discussion of the main topic above, he will also cover the following issues at the November 13, 2019, event: - Current wealth tax proposals by Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren - How US already taxes wealth (of some, not others} - How other countries tax wealth - How US enables/allows wealth to escape taxes - Redistributing wealth: pros and cons- The protest movements in Chile, Lebanon and beyond and how they differ from those in Hong Kong - The overdue critique of “libertarian” capitalism

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