Elon Musk's trillionaire status poses a threat to democracy, warns economist. Extreme wealth distorts power and undermines democratic ideals.

A system capable of producing trillionaires can surely ensure adequate nutrition, housing, healthcare and education for everyone.

The Democratic Party's freakout over Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire only shows that the party has no idea how prosperity is created.

There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme wealth is always an extreme power

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Elon Musk's trillionaire status poses a threat to democracy, warns economist. Extreme wealth distorts power and undermines democratic ideals.

Democracy cannot survive trillionaires. We need to start taxing billionaires properly.

Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful, says economist and philosopher Ingrid…

Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful, says economist and philosopher Ingrid…