> for capitalists that do no work (like CEOs) I mean... sure. They still pay taxes on their income. > value extracted indirectly via the stock market, etc.

> for capitalists that do no work (like CEOs) I mean... sure. They still pay taxes on their income. > value extracted indirectly via the stock market, etc. Like how? > It's also for a very narrow portion of the global economy, where workers are paid particularly well. You misunderstood me, I cited Google as an example of a company which is relatively close what you're saying (high margins, a relatively high proportion of value goes direct to share-holders). Most companies which have high numbers of workers are less profitable that it. Anyway this is pointless. Do you have any data?