The calls for social equity in cannabis continue to grow louder as the market matures and more states come online. While most in the space support social equity, its implementation and the market s taxation has the sector debating the need for high taxes to fund equitable efforts.
The topic is far from new in cannabis. Michigan, one of the top-performing markets in the country, recently debated new sales taxes aimed at improving diversity and helping disadvantaged groups in the industry through millions in taxes raised.
New York, a state debating the prospect of adult use legalization once again, is discussing how much of its estimated $300 million in annual tax revenue to allocate to social reform.
In Part One, I focused mostly on wearing masks or, more precisely, not wearing them when we don’t absolutely have to. In this installment, I’d like to propose several other “small
And now they are very worried.
The Burmese economist, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Myanmar, is one of about 140 detained after the recent military coup in Myanmar.
Nge, 52, has strong ties to Great Barrington, where he first arrived after moving to the U.S.
Since he was taken by military police Feb. 1, the family only learned of his whereabouts Tuesday, said Abby Pratt, a Great Barrington resident and close friend of Nge.
His wife, Me Kyi, told Pratt that her husband is held at Insein Prison.
âThatâs all we know right now,â Pratt said, noting that she speaks to Ngeâs wife daily. Pratt said that in the meantime, Me Kyi had taken their young son from the capital to her village to be with family and friends.
Senator Elizabeth Warren made a “wealth tax” on net worth one of the defining proposals of her unsuccessful 2020 presidential campaign. Now, the staunch progressive is using her new perch on the Senate Finance Committee to introduce a wealth tax at long last.
Warren’s wealth tax would affect families with assets of $50 million and greater, Fox Business reports. It would start at a 2 percent annual tax, but add an additional 3 or 6 percent levy on those with assets totaling $1 billion and more.
It’s time for a wealth tax in America.
My plan: Just a two-cent #WealthTax for every dollar over $50 million in assets and a few more cents for every dollar of wealth over $1 billion. With that, with the wealthy starting to pay their fair share, we can help working families recover and help improve their lives.
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A part of this article was written by The Navdanya Organization. It has a primary membership of more than 650,000 farmer families in 22 states of India. It has also established 111 Community Seed Banks (CSBs) in 17 States across India.
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Navdanya has been creating awareness and fighting against the corporate takeover of food by corporations like Monsanto. 200,000 farmers have been converted to organic farming in different parts of the country as result.
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