Cost of Extreme Wealth: Surveying wealth holders
This survey is designed for those who consider themselves to be a wealth holder. Its aim is to assess what wealth holders think of extreme wealth and its associated impacts.
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What country do you come from? *
Do you consider yourself to be a person of wealth (organizations like Patriotic Millionaires use the very rough measure of $1million a year in income or $5million in net wealth)?
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Which of the following statements is closest to your view?
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If you answered that it is possible for an individual to have too much wealth, at what point does an individual have too much wealth?
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Since the start of the pandemic, the richest people in the world have seen their wealth increase drastically. Some argue that this gives these individuals a large amount of power over global politics, compared to normal members of the public.

Others argue that wealthy individuals do not have a bigger influence on politics than members of the public.

Which of the following statements is closest to your view?

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Do you believe your wealth could give you greater access to influence in your national politics?

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To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following?
Extremely wealthy individuals buy political influence.
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Extreme wealth increases the problem of climate change.
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The concentration of extreme wealth has contributed to the current cost of living crisis.

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The concentration of extreme wealth is an urgent global problem that political leaders must deal with now.

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Extreme wealth plays no role in our economy.

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The majority of taxes raised in most countries around the world comes from working people and consumers (income taxes and consumption taxes such as VAT), with only 4% of tax revenue raised globally coming from wealth.

To what extent do you agree or disagree that ordinary people carry a heavier tax burden than those with extreme wealth?

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The majority of taxes raised in most countries around the world comes from working people and consumers (income taxes and consumption taxes such as VAT), with only 4% of tax revenue raised globally coming from wealth.

To what extent do you agree or disagree that governments should tax extreme wealth more heavily than they currently do?

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