Take the time and read the article. Read it again if that's what it takes. There are real points to be made here. Don't be afraid to find out that something you always thought was true, isn't really true.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentis...thomas-piketty
Originally Posted by UnderConstruction
A global wealth tax? Who gets that booty? That is more a formula for war than our current inequality.
Much as I'm jealous of rich people like Bill Gates and his money, if he earned it fair and square, he should be able to give it to his children with minimal taxation.
He has already paid the tax when he earned it the first time.!