Bites of Inequality – Julia Jirman
Wealth tax, but how? Julia Jirman from Netzwerk Steuergerechtigkeit talks about various options for structuring such taxes.
Despite high wealth inequality and growing public financial needs, Germany has so far refrained from imposing a wealth tax. And even the inheritance tax barely taxes large fortunes, of all things. Julia Jirmann explores how progressive the German tax system is and what role wealth taxes can play in an optimal tax system—ranging from periodic wealth taxes to minimum taxes for the super-rich and the inheritance tax.
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About the series:
Bites of Inequality is a midday panel discussion by the LMU Institute of Sociology in cooperation with the ISI, which brings together science and the public in an open format. The focus is on current research on social inequality, presented and discussed in an accessible form.
The talks take place on Tuesdays from 12:15pm to 1:45pm in the new premises of ISI, Ohmstraße 8.
The series is in LSF under Comparative Stratification Research (event number 15222) recorded.
A participation in Bites of Inequality Although it is also via Zoom possible, but it is reserved for those who really can't be there. The spirit of the event depends on personal exchange and direct encounter — we are all the more pleased if you experience this together with us on site.