Over the past four decades, the total accumulated wealth in developed countries has risen to more than six times national income, up from around three times previously. At the same time, the distribution of wealth has become highly unequal. Nevertheless, most countries still do not impose a general and direct wealth tax, even though such a tax could help address the increasingly difficult task of financing the public sector worldwide.
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