⚖️ What can we do about unfair sharing?
Most of today’s financial unfairness was inherited, not chosen. Wealth keeps earning more wealth, and passes from one generation to the next.
🙋 What I can do
Find out how taxes and public services work where you live, and what they pay for. It makes the debate much easier to follow.
Support groups working on fair taxes, such as the Tax Justice Network, or on a basic income, such as BIEN.
🤝 What we can do as a society
A secure floor, and a fair start for everyone. HappyBein proposes a slow, announced path: a basic-needs allowance first, then fairer taxes on new wealth like large inheritances, then a common fund that pays for everyone’s start in life.
From Inherited Wealth to a Fair StartAcross rich countries, taxes and transfers already reduce income inequality by about a quarter. Ordinary savings, pensions and family homes stay protected all along the way.
Vote for fair taxes on very large fortunes and inheritances, and support the organisations listed in Who’s Working on This.