The Case for a Maximum Wage

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By Sam Pizzigati

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Modern societies regulate many aspects of life, but incomes remain uncapped in a world of growing inequality. Sam Pizzigati explores the concept of a maximum wage as a means to address this disparity, proposing that governments could use taxation to enforce fair income ratios. The book argues for the creation of a society without a super rich elite, detailing both the necessity and practicality of such a transformation.
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Ideal for readers interested in social justice, economic reform, and political policy, this book will particularly engage those examining wealth inequality and taxation's role in society.

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Modern societies set limits on everything from how fast motorists can drive to how much waste factory owners can dump in our rivers. But incomes in our deeply unequal world have no limits. Could capping top incomes tackle rising inequality more effectively than conventional approaches?

In this engaging book, leading analyst Sam Pizzigati details how egalitarians worldwide are demonstrating that a maximum wage could be both economically viable and politically practical. He shows how, building on local initiatives, governments could use their tax systems to enforce fair income ratios across the board.

The ultimate goal? That ought to be, Pizzigati argues, a world without a super rich. He explains why we need to create that world — and how we could speed its creation.

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Danny Dorling, University of Oxford: "Sam Pizzigati brilliantly explains how high taxation of the very rich historically protected society, the loss of this protection, and how to reinstate it. A work of genius."

Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Nickel and Dimed: "Pizzigati raises the urgent question of enduring the super rich's burden and offers a compelling answer that demands action."

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781509524921

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 04 May 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Polity Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 11.0mm

Width: 122.0mm

Height: 188.0mm

Weight: 136g

Pages: 140

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About the Author

Sam Pizzigati is an Associate Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and co-editor of Inequality.org.