http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Banner_686X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner_234X60.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo_250X250 http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Logo-Watermark_250X250.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Background_1024X576.jpg http://www.bigthink.com/adobe/Half-Banner-ALT_234X60.jpg Bigthink http://www.bigthink.com/feed/rss/comment/idea/1699 Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:54:21 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.bigthink.com/business-economics/1699 So if there are people who have so much wealth that they can't possibly use it all, and they continue to actively accumulate more wealth only because they know they can, how are they harmed or even disincentivized by high tax rates? We could publish standings in the financial press, similar to baseball standings, about just who made how much money, then tax it so it could be redistributed to build systems to support those living in poverty. Bigthink Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:48:21 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/business-economics/1699/#3898 http://www.bigthink.com/business-economics/1699 Perhaps this is why Mr. Buffet gave billions to Gates' philanthropic organization? Mr. Patrick needs to read about how such billionaires are funding public works projects around the world. This was once done by governments. Bigthink Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:51:30 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/business-economics/1699/#3280 http://www.bigthink.com/business-economics/1699 Just how much money do you need. But the thing that realy concerns me is the weath gap and celebrity. While the rich and famous live their pert lifestyle (well according to the press) and wear their designer cloths, jewellery, dring $400 bottles of champagne the rest of us are working longer and getting further into dept just trying to keep up. And this is in the west. The Majority world struggles to survive Bigthink Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:15:20 +0100 http://www.bigthink.com/business-economics/1699/#3137