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23/02/2024 GMT

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The economic philosopher who wants to cap the wealth of the super-rich

The professor of economics and philosophy who wants to cap the wealth of the super-rich at 10 million dollars.

Today, the richest 10 per cent of the world’s population own more than three quarters of its wealth, while the bottom half have 2%.

To halt the growing wealth gap, one economic philosopher, Ingrid Robeyns, has come up with a striking proposal - to impose legally enforced limits on people’s personal wealth. No one individual, Professor Robeyns suggests, should be allowed to have more than 10 million dollars.

It's a provocative idea. And would it work in practice?

(Picture: Ingrid Robeyns. Credit: Keke Keukelaar/United Agents)

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