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Six tax-based ways to tackle inequality

Graham Watson

18th December 2019

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This is from a US perspective but it's still an interesting look at alternative wealth taxes, and how they can tackle inequality in the USA.

Jeffrey Frankel suggests that they are more palatable than some proposals, and likely both to redistribute wealth and making the election of a Democratic President easier.

Atlanta Has the Worst Income Inequality in the U.S.
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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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