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Big questions: Prosperity, inequality, and the future of work

Economy
Global
Started April 17, 2026

Taxation, markets, and who bears the costs of economic change.

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Optional references: World Bank — poverty & inequality data · OECD — income distribution database · IMF Fiscal Monitor · Piketty — Capital (Harvard University Press) · Hsieh & Moretti — housing constraints (NBER)

ILO — labour standards & wages UNCTAD — trade & development WTO — trade rules overview World Inequality Database
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Restrictive zoning and planning regulations are the primary cause of housing unaffordability in most major cities.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
The 15% global corporate minimum tax agreed through the OECD is necessary but should be raised further to meaningfully reduce profit shifting to tax havens.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
High collective bargaining coverage reduces wage inequality more effectively than minimum wage legislation alone.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
A universal basic income set at the poverty line would reduce poverty more effectively than current means-tested benefit systems.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
Central banks should formally weight full employment as an equal mandate to price stability, not treat inflation control as the sole objective.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
A direct annual tax on net wealth above a high threshold is necessary to address asset concentration that income taxation alone cannot reach.
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CLAIM Posted by will • Apr 18, 2026
International trade agreements must include binding, independently enforceable labour and environmental standards.
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