A group of activists, economists, politicians, and even some billionaires, have registered an initiative calling on the EU to introduce an tax on the very rich to fund social and environmental transitions — is it feasible?
  • Heringssalat@feddit.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Yes 45K is the global Top 1%. But in the quoted parts they are talking about the global 1% and frame them as “ultra-rich”. Not just the EUs Top 1%.

    The richest 1% of the planet own nearly half of all wealth. These same ultra-rich emit more CO2 than the poorest half of the planet.