Catedrática da Universidade de Utrecth defende limite ético de riqueza individual de 10 milhões de euros

https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2019/12/can-190-million-usd-threshold-be.html  

Num post de 18 de dezembro de 2019 (link acima), defendi um limite de riqueza individual de 190 milhões de dólares, que se obtinha multiplicando por 10.000 o valor do PIB/capita a nível mundial. Para minha surpresa, Ingrid Robeyns, catedrática de Ética da Universidade de Utrecht, acaba de propor um limite bastante mais baixo num livro publicado recentemente https://www.amazon.com/Limitarianism-Case-Against-Extreme-Wealth/dp/1662601840

Ela propõe um limite máximo de riqueza individual absoluto de 10 milhões de euros, e a sua argumentação que liga a riqueza excessiva a ameaças à democracia e à colisão com princípios da justiça climática, foi submetida a escrutínio num debate organizado pela conhecida London School of Economics https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/01/202401311830AUD/wealth

PS - Sobre a forma como os super-ricos andam a dar cabo deste Planeta vale a pena revisitar um post anterior de Janeiro de 2023, onde foi mencionada uma proposta do catedrático Thomas Piketty no sentido de criar impostos extraordinários sobre os super-ricos, cuja receita reverteria directamente para as pessoas com rendimentos baixos e médios. https://19-pacheco-torgal-19.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-solucao-da-crise-climatica-passa-por.html

An Ethical Wealth Limit: Utrecht University's 10-Million-Euro Hypothesis

https://pacheco-torgal.blogspot.com/2019/12/can-190-million-usd-threshold-be.html

In a blog post (link above) dated December 18, 2019, I advocated for an individual wealth cap of 190 million USD, a figure equivalent to 10,000 times the annual world GDP per capita. At the time, this seemed like a bold yet reasonable proposal. However, to my surprise, Ingrid Robeyns, Professor of Ethics at Utrecht University, has recently put forward an even more stringent limit in her newly published book, 'Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth,'. 

She suggests a maximum political accumulation of 10 million euros and, on a personal ethical level, she proposes an even lower limit of 1 million euros. This proposition is grounded in the belief that excessive wealth poses threats to democracy and conflicts with the principles of climate justice. The viability of this thesis was subjected to scrutiny in a lively debate hosted by the London School of Economics https://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/2024/01/202401311830AUD/wealth

The study on the quality of graduates from 48 countries and the rebellion hypothesis

 

https://19-pacheco-torgal-19.blogspot.com/2024/02/the-moral-imperative-of-scientific.html

Still following the previous post titled "The Moral Imperative of Scientific Rebellion for Innovation Resurgence and Safeguard Our Planet" (link above) I invite you to explore a recent post on the blog of the prestigious London School of Economics- LSE (an institution that proudly boasts 18 Nobel Prize winners among its professors and alumni) unveiling a comprehensive study that has evaluated the quality of graduates from 2,873 universities spanning 48 countries around the world. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2024/02/21/in-the-global-race-for-talent-graduates-from-high-ranked-universities-come-out-on-top/

The findings suggest that graduates from top-tier universities exhibit a significantly higher inclination toward entrepreneurial endeavors.  Given this context, a pertinent question arises: Do the best universities harbor a greater number of rebellious professors ?