Rome, 11 November (LaPresse) – Inequalities are growing at an ‘intolerable’ rate. There is talk of major changes, of artificial intelligence. We need to promote it and work on it, but if we are not careful, it will lead to new divisions between rich and poor.‘ This is what former Prime Minister Romano Prodi said in an interview with La Stampa, according to whom thinking about redistribution policies is ’absolutely necessary.‘ ’Think about the remuneration plan that Tesla approved for Musk: one trillion dollars. Do we realise this? Is this something worthy of humanity?‘ If we push imbalances to these levels, ’we create a fracture in the world,‘ he adds. So, should we tax super-wealth? ’Musk is just one example. But as far as inequality is concerned, the speech made by the new mayor of New York is heading in the right direction. I have serious doubts that the tools he proposes are realistic, partly because I don’t know if he will have the ability to tax in the amount needed to meet the promises he has made. He will face a considerable dilemma, but he has begun to choose capable collaborators. It seems to me that he represents the new, even if not the very new,” replies Prodi.
Poverty, Prodi: ‘Intolerable inequalities, redistribution is necessary’
Rome, 11 November (LaPresse) – Inequalities are growing at an ‘intolerable’ rate. There is talk of major changes, of artificial intelligence. We need to promote it and work on it, but if we are not careful, it will lead to new divisions between rich and poor.‘ This is what former Prime Minister Romano Prodi said in an interview with La Stampa, according to whom thinking about redistribution policies is ’absolutely necessary.‘ ’Think about the remuneration plan that Tesla approved for Musk: one trillion dollars. Do we realise this? Is this something worthy of humanity?‘ If we push imbalances to these levels, ’we create a fracture in the world,‘ he adds. So, should we tax super-wealth? ’Musk is just one example. But as far as inequality is concerned, the speech made by the new mayor of New York is heading in the right direction. I have serious doubts that the tools he proposes are realistic, partly because I don’t know if he will have the ability to tax in the amount needed to meet the promises he has made. He will face a considerable dilemma, but he has begun to choose capable collaborators. It seems to me that he represents the new, even if not the very new,” replies Prodi.
