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At what point does Ingrid Robeyns suggest taxation should intervene in personal income and assets of the super-rich?
At what point does Ingrid Robeyns suggest taxation should intervene in personal income and assets of the super-rich?
- €5m
- €15m
- €10m (correct)
- €1m
What is the main reason for the decrease in political talk about wealth taxes, according to the text?
What is the main reason for the decrease in political talk about wealth taxes, according to the text?
- Rising support for the super-rich in recent times
- Benefit of free capital movement and rising asset values for the wealthy (correct)
- Reluctance of political parties to address wealth taxes
- Decrease in public interest in wealth taxes
Which term best describes Ingrid Robeyns' view on her €10m figure?
Which term best describes Ingrid Robeyns' view on her €10m figure?
- Achievable
- Pessimistic
- Unrealistic (correct)
- Controversial
What is the Labour party's stance on 'mansion' taxes, capital gains tax, and higher top rates of income tax, as mentioned in the text?
What is the Labour party's stance on 'mansion' taxes, capital gains tax, and higher top rates of income tax, as mentioned in the text?
What has been the effect of the wealthy getting steadily richer in recent times?
What has been the effect of the wealthy getting steadily richer in recent times?
Which economist's influential work is mentioned as analyzing the asset wealth boom across Europe?
Which economist's influential work is mentioned as analyzing the asset wealth boom across Europe?
What did Plato prescribe in the 4th century BC in the interests of political stability?
What did Plato prescribe in the 4th century BC in the interests of political stability?
What has grown three times as fast since 2020, according to a report by Oxfam?
What has grown three times as fast since 2020, according to a report by Oxfam?
Who is advocating for a European wealth tax to help finance the green transition?
Who is advocating for a European wealth tax to help finance the green transition?
What is endangering the health of democracies, according to the text?
What is endangering the health of democracies, according to the text?
What is the main challenge for cash-strapped governments and the European Union?
What is the main challenge for cash-strapped governments and the European Union?
Who is successfully piggy-backing on eroding faith in politics to prosecute its own authoritarian agenda?
Who is successfully piggy-backing on eroding faith in politics to prosecute its own authoritarian agenda?
Who wrote about the age’s normalisation of an 'absurd affluence'?
Who wrote about the age’s normalisation of an 'absurd affluence'?
What would a million signatures on a citizens' petition mean for the European Commission?
What would a million signatures on a citizens' petition mean for the European Commission?
What is past time for social democratic parties to do, according to the text?
What is past time for social democratic parties to do, according to the text?
According to a report published by Oxfam, what did they find regarding wages and billionaires' wealth?
According to a report published by Oxfam, what did they find regarding wages and billionaires' wealth?
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