Leo Thomas·23 hours agoIs It Time We Changed Our Socio-Economic System? I know what I’d like to replace it with.As Bob Dylan likes to say, ‘the times they are a-changin’. — It’s likely been said every decade since the dawn of civilization, but right now our society is not in a healthy place. In my opinion, we need to sit down and sort a few things out. There must be something we can do about the sky-rocketing cost of living. Here…Wealth Inequality7 min read
Jerren GaninDialogue & Discourse·2 days agoMember-only“Buy, Borrow, Tax, Die” — A Plan to Tax the Rich SuccessfullySteps to force the rich to pay their fair share — Taxes are an essential stream of revenue for governments to run programs that benefit everyone, finance the development of public infrastructure and provide essential services that the free market cannot provide (at reasonable prices). In fact, taxes are so important that the 16th Amendment in the U.S. states that “The…Wealth Inequality9 min read
Carlo ZenoinThe Pub·4 days agoMember-onlyWe Are Family Here At Fake CorpCEO insists he’s just like his staff — Frank was not your ordinary CEO. Frank believed in freedom of speech, and even wanted to believe he cared about the opinions of people living paycheck to paycheck. People who were not billionaires like himself.Wealth Inequality4 min read
Stephen Geist·4 days agoOrange Faced and Old — But Still a Legend in His Own Mind — Part 1As an astute fellow writer on Medium has noted, Donald Trump is functionally a “Useful Idiot.” On his best days, he is a babbling buffoon who does not know geopolitics, history, business, ethics, or any other subject that someone in any position of authority should possess. …Wealth Inequality7 min read
Carlo ZenoinScuzzbucket·Aug 9Member-onlyRuling Class DemandsPoem about privilege — You were in a rush, I get it. You hated having to wait for the old lady in front of you. Is this going to take all day? Your cherry red porsche was parked outside — spotless. Your house was worth at least two million, and you were making a killing on…Wealth Inequality3 min read
Coffee Tea InvestmentinInsiderFinance Wire·Aug 9Member-onlyHow Billionaires Avoid Paying Their Fair ShareAnd they are actually proud of it. — America is the land of hope and liberty. Many had spent their whole lives chasing the American dream and sought out their own version of success. …Wealth Inequality5 min read
Adam Bouras·Aug 9Who Benefits from Income and Wealth Growth in the United States?Realtime Inequality visualization Realtime Inequality provides the first time statistics on how economic growth is distributed across groups. We show how each income and wealth group benefits when new growth numbers come out each quarter. Controlling for price inflation, the average national income per adult in the United States increased…Wealth Inequality2 min read
Palmer OwyounginGreener Together·Aug 5The Wealthy Contribute More to Climate ChangePassing a luxury tax might be the best way to get the rich to curb their carbon emissions. — Kylie Jenner Was a Bad Billionaire On July 12th, Kylie Jenner posted an image on Instagram of herself and her boyfriend Travis Scott hugging one another on an aiport runway. In between them were two private jets. The caption read “You wanna take mine or yours?” After the photo was…Wealth Inequality7 min read
Qiam·Aug 4Wealth Inequality Is At Its PeakAll of the blockchain world easily has one unifying factor — that of leaving the blame on Traditional Finance for the ills and agreeing that it is our raison d’être. As Qiam shares the same thought, what we believe, also comes with a 360 degree alternative, using the wand of…Wealth Inequality3 min read
Eszter·Aug 2Financial feminism: money matters through a gender lensThe social and political oppression of women is hardly a new concept for modern feminists. But with a range of pressing issues such as reproductive rights, domestic violence, rape culture, or (the lack of) women’s representation in government, we often forget about another area in dire need of feminist attention…Wealth Inequality7 min read
