Paying Taxes: The Most Democratic Move You Can Make | Marlene Engelhorn | TEDxVienna
In this talk Marlene makes a case for taxing the rich. Marlene Engelhorn lives and works in Vienna. Expecting a large inheritance, she felt this injustice needed more thorough addressing. Alongside people from various backgrounds she explored inequality, politics and social justice. This led to advocating for redistribution in a transparent and democratic way: tax justice. Today, Marlene Engelhorn is a founding member of the German speaking initiative Tax me now, an initiative of wealthy people actively working for tax justice in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Tax me now focuses on initiating changes in the tax system and thus structural change for the system as a whole. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
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Marlene is such a great human. She is also part of the TaxMeNow initiative, a lobby of rich people pushing for taxes for the rich.
@laviniacapogna4
4 ай бұрын
A great woman and soul. Thank you for sharing it.
@eresmathias8058
4 ай бұрын
Lol u buy into her social moral high ground? Would she be peddling this nonsense of she runs out of money? @laviniacapogna4
@forgi02
4 ай бұрын
@@eresmathias8058 she actually just started a citizen council with 50 randomly selected citizens from Austria who can decide about 25 million Euros (her inheritance).
@popeantichrist8847
2 ай бұрын
Bootlicker
@santiagoferrari1973
Ай бұрын
@@forgi02 Even her father didnt care for her, why should we?
I couldn't agree more. I live in a country which for the longest time was ranked "the worlds most equal". We, as a collective and individuals, were free. Then the taxes for the rich started to disappear (we don't have any tax on inherence at all anymore, for example), and things just started to go downhill. We're still relatively free, and we still have a strong welfare. But it's not what it could be - what it once was. But I know we can get there again, if we just choose to.
@santiagoferrari1973
Ай бұрын
Sure giving money to politicians always fixes things.
Greetings Marlene, I want to tell you from the DR. That I admire you for your fights for social justice, if there were more people like you in the world, the world would be different, that is why I follow you in all the news that talk about you, because you are part of the 1% that is willing to change the world. 🌎 You are always present in my prayers and I ask God to fill you with lots of life and health, along with all your family members.🙏 May God shower rain of blessings on you and all your family members, and continue to think of others, that there is greater happiness in giving than in receiving.🙏🙌 MAY GOD BLESS YOU TODAY, TOMORROW AND ALWAYS... BLESSINGS FROM HEAVEN...🙏
I have been saying for years that if all the worlds rich people got together they could end world hunger and poverty. But they won't because they are greeding little pigs and if they don't make money from it, they don't do it.
@angelossauro
4 ай бұрын
The rich make the very small part of a society and pay already the biggest part of all taxes. Only people who don't know nothing about this topic talk nonesense like her. The problem are not the rich people it is the criminal state who misuses this money. This is obivious. States don't care about their citizens. They are thiefs burglars. She is a rich kid who really wants to tell you, that more taxes and mor state is the solution. Yeah sure. Show me only one example in history where this worked out well. Only one.
@santiagoferrari1973
Ай бұрын
Lol no.
Hoffentlich hören wir mehr von dir über dieses Thema 🎉
A Brave speaker, thanks for your work on this. Enlightening.
Vorrei che tutte le persone fossero come Marlene. [I wish all people were like Marlene.]
Her wealth (BASF - chemical and pharmaceutical industry) comes from death of millions of animals, so maybe she should devote her wealth to improving animal rights in Europe and the whole world?
@XRPSwan
4 ай бұрын
No wonder this bird is so messed up
You are there not only because you have money but because you don’t want it 😮!! Furthermore you trust in a government to redistribute it 😮😮😮!!!
Wie gerne würde ich mit dieser Dame einen Kaffee trinken gehen. Faszinierend auf allen Eben ♥️
I need some serious cash. Where do I apply?
This is what a Beautiful Human Being looks like in the world 🌎 today.
Make sense!
This woman has more money than sense. Imagine, working hard your entire life so that your family can have generational wealth. Working yourself to the bone, starting a business, running it, and leaving it running when you pass. All for your great grandchildren to grandstand about how we should give MORE money to the government *for free* because being wealthy/better off is a sin. I’m not rich. Nowhere near being rich. But, if our current politicians become millionaires with our own money, imagine how fatter their wallets are going to be with a ton of free money from rich morons who willingly give it to them “for the greater good”.
@santiagoferrari1973
Ай бұрын
Probably daddy wasnt there
well the truth is in somewhere in the middle. no hard working blue collar would give away 25 mill…they would say „thank you god! i am so blessed!“
Boa noite seus pensamentos e atitudes maravilhoso que Deus continue te mostrando o caminho para você se encontra através de seus atos de humildade!!!.❤
Interesting topic title. I was waiting and hoping for more substance.
@leonari
Жыл бұрын
You can’t except substance from a person like Engelhorn. She has low IQ and is a woke clown
@yangyang.4u
4 ай бұрын
Me too. good intentions. but unfortunately she was not ready for such a scale. I’m afraid they’ll PR her off and they’ll just agree with her until they take the money away. it's a pity. rash actions immediately catch the eye from the outside. She is easy prey for wolves. alone against a stagnant system is stupidity. I wish her all the best.
Podria donarme una ayuda ya que no quiere tanto dinero😢
For once I agree with him
38 Mio Subscribers and only 2228 Views?! WTF KZread???
@ariog.5287
10 ай бұрын
Its Not KZread. No one will See that bul... Thats how a rich Kid Looks Like without any Problem ever
@XRPSwan
4 ай бұрын
It is because we all know she is talking BS
Rich kid telling us the game was rigged from the start and life isn't fair. Rocket science right there.
@saraandstuartshannon2160
4 ай бұрын
She learned it from Bill Gates playbook. I remember that over 20 years ago, he said he’s giving away his wealth to help the young entrepreneurs. The only entrepreneur he helped is himself as ever since then, his wealth rapidly increased. No need to mention that he’s the biggest farm owner in the entire USA and many people can’t buy a land because of poor old Bill 😂 In addition, more and bigger taxes are usually made for purpose of government having more control over people. So, it’s all about the power, nothing else
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With education / indoctrination being a privilege at a price that leaves a good population of humanity hungry and hopeless, it’d be great to see lesser fortunate regions of the world given the tools, education and guidance to self sustain themselves. Like teaching agriculture, horticulture for example. In Australia the gov has recently spent upward of 40b dollars on aiding the indigenous people with nothing to show for it. I knew a brilliant medical rep raising money for remote aboriginal communities to have swimming pools installed. With sweltering heat and limited access to fresh running water leaves a recipe for bad hygiene and poor health. At the least if doctors and medical aid can’t be installed isn’t it a good thought to introduce something simple like swimming pools to at least keep skin somewhat washed, their bodies cooled, their social activity increased and physical strength being offered another dimension of exercise? Just a thought, I great one in my humble opinion. Peace and love to the world ❤️😇🌏
Geniaaaa
Hi Marlene i dont know if you are reading this im from the Philippines and sincebyou are giving away your inheritance maybe you can spare me some i dont need a huge amount atleast a small amount where i can uplift my life in farming i want to improve and update my farming live in farm inspiring others about the importance of food security. Thank you and God bless you.
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Hola ,me podrias ayudar solo con 5mil dolares soy sola tengo 67 años y no puedo terminar de arreglar mi casa ...gracias dios te bendiga
@XRPSwan
4 ай бұрын
Bien dicho
Statist propaganda.
@Inanitas_
Жыл бұрын
Lol salty much?
@Trevokable
Жыл бұрын
@@Inanitas_ I stated a fact. You're the one that's salty.
@santiagoferrari1973
Жыл бұрын
@@Trevokable obey and pay.
@peteyrock28
Жыл бұрын
What's that supposed to mean?
@1yabeyabe
6 ай бұрын
More power to the government! You will eat bugs and weeds, you will own nothing, and you will be happy. Unfortunately, even if you taxed the top 2% 100% , it will never be enough for spendthrift governments.