THULI MADONSELA: The case for a solidarity tax
A one-off tax, as controversial as it may be, needn’t mean that those who’ve been left behind can just sit back and relax
19 August 2021 - 05:00
I was giving a lecture recently on why we should care about social justice when someone in the audience asked: "Why not introduce a solidarity tax, even if it is a one-off deal?"
Her argument was that a solidarity tax would help address the socioeconomic legacy of the racially unjust laws of the past. Manifestations of the legacy include inequality in education, digital parity and access to infrastructure...
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