Calls to tax billionaires are growing. Is there a better way to tax the rich?
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- Crikey AU·1h agoCalls to tax billionaires are growing. Is there a better way to tax the rich?
The real question isn’t whether Australia should tax wealth — it already does. It’s whether the mechanisms we have are working.
Read at Crikey AU → - The Conversation AU·7h agoCalls to tax billionaires are growing. Is there a better way to tax the rich?
Don Arnold/Getty Images Should billionaires pay more tax? Californians will vote for whether to introduce a billionaire tax in November. In the United Kingdom, economists recently called for a net wealth tax on assets over £10 million (about A$19 million). Australia may seem…
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