Anne MunteanAug 4, 2024
Simon Brooke

"It addresses, albeit to a tiny extent, one of the great democratic deficits of our time: that capital operates globally, while voting power stops at the national border. Without global measures, in the contest between people and plutocrats, the plutocrats will inevitably win" -- George Monbiot

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/31/brazil-global-tax-billionaires-super-rich

Who is brave enough to back Brazil’s global tax on billionaires? The answer will define our future

It would raise $250bn to help offset some of the damage the super-rich cause. Yet they’ll do everything to stop it in its tracks, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
Jul 31, 2024 at 5:57amWeb
Show threadSimon BrookeJul 31, 2024

"This is what some of the global “investors” in the UK’s water companies have done. The money they extracted is now gone, and we are left with both the debts they accumulated and the ruins of the system they ransacked" -- George Monbiot

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/jul/31/brazil-global-tax-billionaires-super-rich

Who is brave enough to back Brazil’s global tax on billionaires? The answer will define our future

It would raise $250bn to help offset some of the damage the super-rich cause. Yet they’ll do everything to stop it in its tracks, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian
Show threadFoosty Puddin 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿Jul 31, 2024
@simon_brooke UK? Scottish Water is publicly owned.
Show threadSimon BrookeJul 31, 2024
@djl he's writing in the #Guardian. The Guardian has trouble admitting that Scotland even exists, let alone that it might be distinctive in some way.