Didier Jacobs, Author at Views & Voices

Why does Oxfam say ‘inequality kills’? We break down the numbers

Didier Jacobs January, 20, 22 Events, Inequality, Methodology

In our latest blog for Davos week, Didier Jacobs unpacks the calculations behind our striking statistic that inequality is linked to one death every four seconds

Will this be the first time in recorded history inequality has risen everywhere at once?

Didier Jacobs January, 26, 21 Inequality, Tax

Taxing wealth is key to fighting inequality

Didier Jacobs January, 25, 19 Economics, Gender, General, In the news, Inequality, Private sector, Tax

Conventional wisdom about taxing wealth is shifting, writes Didier Jacobs, Oxfam America’s Senior Policy Advisor. Long dismissed as unfeasible, and frowned upon as politically incorrect, radical ideas are now gaining ground. The new star on the left of the US Democratic Party, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, suggests increasing the top income tax rate to 70%. That sounds more radical than Bernie Sanders’ …