Immunity is all set to become a coveted commodity in the post-Covid world. Sociologists fear the immunity-haves will enjoy hegemony over the immunity-have-nots. What is really at stake here? How immunity inequality can make or break economies across the world?
The International Monetary Fund says governments must plug the wide gap in the incomes of the rich and the poor by taxing the wealthy more and spending in favour of the have-nots. How feasible is the idea?
In the US, the Democratic Party wants to introduce a wealth tax for the richest Americans to redistribute their economic power. Here’s an explainer on how wealth tax is imposed around the world