Taxes
Nobel Economist Warns Against Wealth Tax to Pay for Pandemic
- Angus Deaton says temporary measures risk becoming permanent
- Education increasingly important in determining life outcome
Angus Deaton
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A wealth tax is a bad way to pay off pandemic debts and probably would become permanent if introduced, Nobel Prize-winning economist Angus Deaton said.