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Gates Reviews Piketty's 'Capital,' Backing Concern Over Inequality but Opposing a Wealth Tax
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In 2014, Bill Gates weighed in on the year's most-discussed economics book, Thomas Piketty's 'Capital in the Twenty-First Century.' In a detailed review, Gates agreed that extreme wealth inequality is a genuine problem and that capitalism will not fix it on its own — but argued against Piketty's proposed tax on wealth, favoring a progressive tax on consumption instead. By Piketty's account, Gates told him: 'I love everything that's in your book, but I don't want to pay more tax.' The exchange crystallized Gates's particular brand of inequality-conscious capitalism.
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/thomas-piketty-bill-gates-doesnt-want-to-pay-more-tax
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