Thomas Piketty calls for an annual wealth tax, in addition to a progressive income tax and inehritance tax. Not only in the USA, but in Europe as well.
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Aviation
Ben Webster: Revealed – Airlines want £2bn handout to cover cost of ‘green’ fuel
Virgin Atlantic, BA and EasyJet blasted over ‘outrageous’ request for taxpayers to subsidise their passengers Read Here Colin Fisher/Alamy Live News
Austerity
Bill Mitchell: The European Commission non-stimulus is a waiting game before new austerity is imposed
As the world sinks into the deepest crisis in more than 100 years, we have had a succession of demonstrations of what is wrong with the structure of the European Union. Read here
EU politics
META: Citizenwashing: What it is and how to spot it
“This is for the benefit of the citizens”, “We have consulted citizens and…”, “This is what citizens want.” The word “citizen” is regularly used by politicians and public authorities to justify their decisions. But sometimes […]
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