Genuine question: How would this apply to private companies like Valve? Do they still follow principles of share distribution even if they’re not on the public stock market?
Could you imagine the talent pool the most profitable companies would have if all net profits over X billion dollars were automatically redistributed to it’s labor force? Suddenly the wealthiest middle class on earth would be in the US until then somehow clawed that money back.
That’s how it should be. When you actually think about how a few rich people who don’t actually do the work get to “own” the entire company it’s absurd.
How does that work when for example a single company is worth two billion? Does the government now own >50% of it?
Companies are not people. That court case needs to be overturned. Companies can be worth more. People should not have that much money.
People don’t have that much money. They have companies that are worth that much.
Easiest implementation would be shares start getting shared to all other employees. No more big owner when profits come from the laborers.
Genuine question: How would this apply to private companies like Valve? Do they still follow principles of share distribution even if they’re not on the public stock market?
Could you imagine the talent pool the most profitable companies would have if all net profits over X billion dollars were automatically redistributed to it’s labor force? Suddenly the wealthiest middle class on earth would be in the US until then somehow clawed that money back.
That’s how it should be. When you actually think about how a few rich people who don’t actually do the work get to “own” the entire company it’s absurd.
Companies would be handled differently than persons.
However there should be regulations too.
No single person has 1 billion. They just own companies that are worth that much.
Well then you shouldn’t be allowed to own multiple companies worth that much.
Also I think that shares should count as money too. In tax view at least.
Single companies also can be worth that much.