Open letter to the authors of ‘the triumph of injustice’
Dear Mr. Saez, Dear Mr. Zucman, The Triumph of Injustice is a sharp analysis of the origin of inequality and offers proposals on how to undo this inequality by introducing a wealth tax, income tax and a tax on national income. I have studied them in detail and it has given me many new ideas and insights. I would like to comment on 3 topics related to your book. 1. The integration of wealth and income tax, 2. The relationship between the tax system and a sustainable economy, and 3 the relationship between the tax system and social security. I hope my ideas will inspire you as your book inspired me. For years I have been thinking about a better organization of the societies of Europe in the areas of taxation, social security and the labor market. Recently I updated my ideas and translated them into English. In this letter I will refer to those documents. My position is that the EU should set up its own tax system that, like your tax proposals for the US, is aimed at re...