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What is a wealth cap?
A wealth cap is a policy that limits how much wealth a single person can accumulate.
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What is wealth?
Wealth is all property that has monetary or exchange value-the total stock of assets a person owns.
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What are assets?
Assets are things a person owns that have monetary value or can generate economic benefits, either now or in the future. Examples include land, buildings, cash, company shares, bonds, art, patents, and gold.
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Income vs wealth
Income is the money someone earns over a period of time. Wealth is what someone owns in total.
Why we need a wealth cap
Capping extreme wealth is about creating a functional, fair, and sustainable society for everyone.
Economic fairness
reduce the growing gap between the ultra-rich and everyone else, creating a more balanced, democratic, and stable economy.
Protect democracy
limit the disproportionate influence of billionaires on politics and media, ensuring a government that works for all.
Fund climate action
unlock trillions of dollars needed to fund a rapid and just transition to a green economy.
Invest in society
provide massive, sustained funding for public services like healthcare, education, and infrastructure.
What could we fund instead?
The cost of a single luxury item could fund critical public services. As you scroll, see the trade-offs we are making as a society.
Private jet vs. Urban regeneration
Luxury yacht vs. Free education
Private golf course vs. Sustainable infrastructure
With this amount of savings invested, watch how fast wealth grows (assuming a conservative 6% interest rate).
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One Billion
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One Million
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Citizen assemblies: democracy in action
A citizen assembly is a group of people selected at random from the general population to learn about, deliberate upon, and make recommendations in relation to a particular issue of public policy. It's a way to bring everyday people into the heart of decision-making. We believe Citizens’ Assemblies are the way to a European cap on extreme wealth. Let’s discuss the wealth cap and how to implement it!
