The main force pushing toward reduction in inequality has always been the diffusion of knowledge and the diffusion of education. Thomas Piketty diffusioneducationforce Change image and share on social
My premise is not to tax to destroy the wealth of the wealthy; it's to increase the wealth of the bottom and the middle class. Thomas Piketty bottomclassdestroy Change image and share on social
What I argue for is a progressive tax, a global tax, based on the taxation of private property. Thomas Piketty arguebaseglobal Change image and share on social
What I'm pushing for is an economic discipline that will be closer to other social sciences; in particular, we should be more pragmatic about the methods that we are using instead of pretending that we have our own scientific apparatus with very sophisticated mathematic models that distinguish us from sociologists and historians. Thomas Piketty apparatusclosediscipline share on social
The U.S. is the country that invented progressive taxation of income and of inherited wealth in the 1910s and '20s. Thomas Piketty 1910s20scountry Change image and share on social
I loved American universities. In many ways, they are better organized - certainly than French universities. Thomas Piketty americanfrenchlove Change image and share on social
I believe in the power of ideas, I believe in the power of books, but you have to give them time. Thomas Piketty bookgiveidea Change image and share on social
We want capitalism and market forces to be the slave of democracy rather than the opposite. Thomas Piketty capitalismdemocracyforce Change image and share on social
We know too little about global wealth dynamics, so we need international transmission of bank information. Thomas Piketty bankdynamicglobal Change image and share on social
You need some inequality to grow... but extreme inequality is not only useless but can be harmful to growth because it reduces mobility and can lead to political capture of our democratic institutions. Thomas Piketty capturedemocraticextreme share on social