I hope I m not too naïve. Anthony Von Mickle made the general case for taxation. Democracy has long been for sale in fact bought and paid for… taxes have to be properly extracted and redistributed. Others suggested how this could be done. For example Alan Kalake proposed that There is a need to distinguish two types of wealth … wealth that is earned … vs. that which is inherite.
Each member of society must contribute to society s wealth by building their own and sharing…Once you die the wealth gets transferred to society. Carlos Avendano made the point that wealth eventually flows to real estate pushing up values. Isn t it obvious that we must tax the hell out of vacant properties and or urban land speculation Others Chinese Overseas America Number Data suggested non tax solutions. One such proposal was put forth by Mok Tuck Sung The wealthy … should be encouraged to participate actively in socially responsible initiatives such as life long learning programs to help the lower income groups and the under privileged.
Government could launch reward programs to both groups to encourage their willingness to participate. Peter McCann said that The threat to democracy is almost self evident and the response is equally self evident campaign donation limitations … The playing field would still be unequal but less severely so. that hit close to home If I were evaluating the redistribution of wealth I d start with an examination by Harvard on redistributing that endowment by spending some of it supporting open curriculum projects … that democratize higher learning. Several embraced solutions aimed at what they see as the real heart of the problem.
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