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A Global, Progressive Tax on
Wealth
By Keir North
Piketty¡¯s Proposal
? 0% on fortunes below 1mill euros
? 1% between 1 and 5 million euros
? 2% above 5 million (higher progressivity may be
desired)
? IMPORTANT; relies on the assumption there would
be the automatic sharing of banking data.
? 2 justifications;
1. To tackle the central contradiction of capitalism
2. European debt crisis.
¡®The Central Contradiction of
Capitalism¡¯
? r>g ; a force for divergence
? Where r is the rate of return on capital (wealth) and g is
the growth rate of National Income.
? Wealth accumulated in the past grows faster than output
and wages.
? Especially important because r varies with the size of
initial stake and divergence on a global scale.
A global progressive tax on wealth
The Dynanmics of Inheritence
? Annual Inheritance Flow (as a proportion of
national income)=
? Ratio of Average Wealth at death to Average
Wealth of Living
? Mortality rate
? Capital to Income Ratio
? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf
/F11.11.pdf
What affects r>g?
? Size of Initial Stake
? Therefore, unequal rates of return
? Entrepreneurs easily turn into rentiers e.g. If top
1/1000th of income hierachy enjoy a 6% ror on
wealth whilst average wealth grows only at 2%,
after 30 years their share of global welath would
increase from 20 to 60%
? In general; Time Preference, precautionary
savings, life cycle effects, social and institutional
framework (e.g.pension schemes)
A global progressive tax on wealth
Owners of Capital
? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf
/T7.2.pdf
? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf
/F8.4.pdf
? Two forces determining the importance of
capital in National income;
1. ¦Â=s/g ; a long term law
2. ¦Á=rx¦Â (¦Á being share of capital income in
National income)
? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf
/F6.5.pdf
Main justification for the wealth tax
? Overall cumulated rents become more important
relative to hard work and skills, at the same time
the force for divergence r>g drives inequality
? Therefore a progressive tax on each individual¡¯s
wealth is needed to halt the growth of the
highest fortunes until r g
A global progressive tax on wealth
European debt Crisis
? To reduce EU debt by 20% would require;
1. Either 10% between 1 and 5 mill, and 20% on
>5mill
2. Or original idea over a period of 10 years 1%
between 1 and 5 and 2% on >5
3. Or 20 years of substantial primary
surpluses (budget deficits of 1%) with
2%GDP growth and 0% inflation
Conclusion
? A tax on Wealth is necessary to defeat the central
contradiction of capitalism and tackle the problem
of inequality
? Otherwise, in our low growth societies inheritence
eventually rules supreme despite there being no
¡®common utility¡¯ and has nothing to do with the
entrepreneurial spirit.
? Although it is important not to take this idea to
extremes- the creation of profits have been so
instrumental to development.
? Other attempts to deal with inequality may be futile.

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A global progressive tax on wealth

  • 1. A Global, Progressive Tax on Wealth By Keir North
  • 2. Piketty¡¯s Proposal ? 0% on fortunes below 1mill euros ? 1% between 1 and 5 million euros ? 2% above 5 million (higher progressivity may be desired) ? IMPORTANT; relies on the assumption there would be the automatic sharing of banking data. ? 2 justifications; 1. To tackle the central contradiction of capitalism 2. European debt crisis.
  • 3. ¡®The Central Contradiction of Capitalism¡¯ ? r>g ; a force for divergence ? Where r is the rate of return on capital (wealth) and g is the growth rate of National Income. ? Wealth accumulated in the past grows faster than output and wages. ? Especially important because r varies with the size of initial stake and divergence on a global scale.
  • 5. The Dynanmics of Inheritence ? Annual Inheritance Flow (as a proportion of national income)= ? Ratio of Average Wealth at death to Average Wealth of Living ? Mortality rate ? Capital to Income Ratio ? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf /F11.11.pdf
  • 6. What affects r>g? ? Size of Initial Stake ? Therefore, unequal rates of return ? Entrepreneurs easily turn into rentiers e.g. If top 1/1000th of income hierachy enjoy a 6% ror on wealth whilst average wealth grows only at 2%, after 30 years their share of global welath would increase from 20 to 60% ? In general; Time Preference, precautionary savings, life cycle effects, social and institutional framework (e.g.pension schemes)
  • 8. Owners of Capital ? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf /T7.2.pdf ? http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/capital21c/en/pdf /F8.4.pdf ? Two forces determining the importance of capital in National income; 1. ¦Â=s/g ; a long term law 2. ¦Á=rx¦Â (¦Á being share of capital income in National income)
  • 10. Main justification for the wealth tax ? Overall cumulated rents become more important relative to hard work and skills, at the same time the force for divergence r>g drives inequality ? Therefore a progressive tax on each individual¡¯s wealth is needed to halt the growth of the highest fortunes until r g
  • 12. European debt Crisis ? To reduce EU debt by 20% would require; 1. Either 10% between 1 and 5 mill, and 20% on >5mill 2. Or original idea over a period of 10 years 1% between 1 and 5 and 2% on >5 3. Or 20 years of substantial primary surpluses (budget deficits of 1%) with 2%GDP growth and 0% inflation
  • 13. Conclusion ? A tax on Wealth is necessary to defeat the central contradiction of capitalism and tackle the problem of inequality ? Otherwise, in our low growth societies inheritence eventually rules supreme despite there being no ¡®common utility¡¯ and has nothing to do with the entrepreneurial spirit. ? Although it is important not to take this idea to extremes- the creation of profits have been so instrumental to development. ? Other attempts to deal with inequality may be futile.