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  • Heringssalat@feddit.detoEurope@feddit.deWanted: 1m signatures for EU tax on super-rich
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    1 year ago

    In reality, however, inequalities have persistently grown, to the point where today the richest 1% of the world’s population own almost half of the global wealth and that same 1% also emit more CO2 than the poorest half of the planet.

    Dumb argument for a tax in the EU.
    If you earn 45000€ or more per year (post-tax) you are in the 1%. (According to this)
    That sure is a nice wage, but it’s definitely not rich and employees with a degree are not the people we should be taxing even more.

    Also this:

    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.

    So 45000€ is ultra-rich?