Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for climate tax on billionaires | And she called for the money to be sent directly to the world's most climate-vulnerable people.

@silence7 · 25 days ago

Nobel Prize-winning economist calls for climate tax on billionaires | And she called for the money to be sent directly to the world's most climate-vulnerable people.

@cyborganism@lemmy.ca · 24 days ago

And nobody will listen.

@silence7 · 24 days ago

You and I just did. That’s a starting point. It takes moving from there to actively pressuring politicians and electing favorable officials to make things change.

@thefartographer@lemm.ee · 24 days ago

I genuinely think the actual number of billionaires we’d have to eat is probably low single-digits for people to start taking our message more seriously.

Sonori · 24 days ago

There are only what, 400 or so? Low single digits would still be a notable portion of the population.

@silence7 · edit-2 24 days ago

There’s a well-publicised list of the 400 wealthiest. The least-rich on that list has about US$2.9 billion in assets.

Gorgritch_Umie_Killa · 24 days ago

the very fact that it’s been presented to these people and that nobody thinks it’s crazy is a good first step.

Duflo’s right, that is a step change. Its not enough, but it is notable.

@Sunjo · edit-2 24 days ago

This is our moral debt

Lots of good points from Duflo. Hopefully this gets more attention and discussion at the next G20 summit.