Canada Federal budget to include digital and luxury levies, but no wealth tax, sources say vancouversun.com - Ken Bradshaw Luxury tax on new cars and private aircraft valued at more than $100,000 and boats worth over $250,000 Read More
Business InsiderWealth Over half of Americans see a wealth tax as a way to help solve inequality, poll finds verified_publisherBusiness Insider - Juliana KaplanGrowing wealth inequality has been exacerbated by the pandemic, as the global middle class shrinks and millions fall into poverty. One question has lingered: What can be done to address both the economic...
POLITICOGavin Newsom Newsom recall deflates progressive dreams verified_publisherPOLITICO - Jeremy B. WhiteThe Democratic governor faces an unexpected balancing act in his third year in office. OAKLAND, Calif. — This was supposed to be the year California progressives got back on track. Democratic proposals...
Global NewsCanada Budget 2021: What’s missing as feds say no to new GST hike, universal basic income Global News - Rachel Gilmore The Liberal government has laid out billions in fresh spending after over two years without a federal budget — and while many of the government’s …
Computer Science How Monopoly is helping create the AI of the future verified_publisherweforum.org - Mayank Kejriwal My colleagues and I changed a digital version of Monopoly so that instead of getting US$200 each time a player passes Go, the player is charged a …
RecodeLiberal View Tech billionaires are staying "very, very quiet" on proposals to tax their wealth verified_publisherRecode - Theodore SchleiferBillionaires like Bill Gates have long said that they, theoretically, would be in favor of paying much more money in personal taxes. And yet Gates and some of the wealthiest people in the world are staying...