Jessica Powell
1 min readJan 3, 2019

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Yeah I do consider such extreme concentrations of wealth (and it’s corollary, power) to be a problem. They should be taxed more. And if we think** that the accumulation is a net benefit, then we should make sure the wealth is not retained/increased indefinitely. The inheritance tax is one way wealth is redistributed. But if people die later, that redistribution will happen even more slowly.

**lots of ppl argue that this accumulation is necessary for competition, but I really don’t think you need a $150m CEO salary to be competitive with other countries.

Ultimately this is not an economics debate, but rather a debate over values.

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Jessica Powell
Jessica Powell

Written by Jessica Powell

Technophile, technophobe. Music software start-up founder. Former Google VP. Author, The Big Disruption. Fan of shochu, chocolate, and the absurd.

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