Democracy Project
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • NZ Politics Daily
  • Podcast

Tag: wealth tax

July 16, 2020
Cat MacLennan: Millionaires and billionaires should act today

Cat MacLennan: Millionaires and billionaires should act today

Millionaires and billionaires can step up today and start making proper contributions to improving the world. They do not need to wait for governments to act. A group of 83 wealthy people calling themselves “Millionaires for Humanity” earlier this week released an open letter calling on governments to raise taxes on people like them “Immediately. …

July 1, 2020
Political Roundup: The Greens’ Zeitgeist poverty and tax action plan

Political Roundup: The Greens’ Zeitgeist poverty and tax action plan

The Greens have shaken up the election campaign with the announcement of their radical poverty and action plan to reform welfare provision and introduce a new wealth tax for millionaires. It’s a big-thinking, controversial policy and has generated a lot of disagreement over how radical it is, whether it could work, and what it might …

Sign up to Democracy Project emails

Copyright Democracy Project and Victoria University of Wellington 2020