500 Richest gain additional $1.2trn in 2019

[WolfeTone]

Because this period in history is being completely and intentionally forgotten about,

It has not been forgotten about, it just has nothing to do with the proposal.

nominal paper money is not really wealth,

Every year, the government confiscates from me, by way of a property tax, a sum of money based on estimated value on the price of my home. This is a transfer of my resources to the State.
If im an average paid worker, apparently this is an example of a real economic transfer. If im a multi-billionaire, it is apparently an illusion to think that this transfer can occur.

If you spread this paper wealth to every man and woman,

That has not been proposed. All that is proposed is a broadening of the tax base to utilise the accumulation of extreme wealth to assist in paying for public services.

in fact the whole financial services sector is an abstraction

Yes it is, but it helps us to make decisions, individually and collectively.

 

[WolfeTone]

Moving away from State taxation to private investment (and not a mention of Mercedes or lollipops).

The CEO's solving global disability inequality

#valuable 500

Lots of talk of social inclusion, access to education, to the workplace, designing products, infrastructure etc to account for the needs of those with disabilities - apparently some 17% of global population have, or will experience some form of disability in their lifetimes.
Of course this takes investment, in many forms - financial, intellectual, aesthetic, collective, individual, etc

It represents a transfer resources from those with access to ample resources to those that have none, or little, access to such resources.
Its objective, to reduce inequality. And its not an illusion.

The Bloomberg guy has admitted that not enough has been done. He did state that over the vast area of real estate under his control, every effort is been made to make sure that all areas are accessible to people with disabilities. This is certainly commendable. But is it enough?
What about those with disabilities that are not part of the Bloomberg empire, or in the reach of the #valuable 500 CEO's?

Would there be a way for private industry to lead, supported by state legislation, in enhancing access and acceptance to education, employment, healthcare, social inclusion to reduce inequality across all populations?

 

[Purple]

Ireland, along with a few States in the USA and a handful of other countries, is the reason these top tech company owners are amassing such vast wealth. It is our complicity in their company's tax evasion which allows it to happen. Our cut of their tax evasion pays for our public services in their current form. Be careful what you wish for. In this discussion we are one of the bad guys.

 

[WolfeTone]

Be careful what you wish for.

Its not me in this instance, its the CEO's of 500 (240 to date) national and multinational corporations making commitments to actively reduce inequality experienced by people with disabilities.

I just think it sounds like a good idea.

www.thevaluable500.com