Economics & Wealth
Wealth Is Value. Taxation Requires an Event.
A RETHINKK Data article on wealth, liquidity, taxable events and the behavioural consequences of taxing capital.
Read ->Featured thinking / Europe & Geopolitics / 2026-08-28
Europe is
not small.
It just talks
as if it is.
Europe is one of the world's largest economic blocs. Perhaps it is time we stopped talking about it as though it were powerless.
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Democracy & Institutions
Democracy Direction Index 2026
A research product measuring institutional status, direction and velocity.
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The numbers are falling. The debate is not.
A RETHINKK Data article separating asylum, irregular border crossings and temporary protection in the European migration debate.
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Six areas. One standard.
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Democracy Direction Index
2026
Democracy is not a status. It is a direction.
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↓
Deteriorating 42
↑
Improving 21
→
Stable 134
Afghanistan5/25 / stable
Albania15/25 / deteriorating
Algeria8/25 / stable
Andorra22/25 / stable
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The numbers are falling.
The debate is not.
Wealth is economic value, but taxation requires a taxable event. The design question comes before the percentage.
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Wealth Is Value. Taxation Requires an Event.
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