Barbara Blaha moderated the discussion with author Ingrid Robeyns and millionaire heiress Marlene Engelhorn, who discussed the super-rich and limitarianism in theory and practice. Afterwards, the audience had the opportunity to ask questions. The event took place on June 14, 2024 at the FAKTory.at bookstore in Vienna.
00:00 Welcome
00:43 Introduction – Marlène Engelhorn
01:22 Introduction – Ingrid Robeyns
02:45 Extreme wealth often accumulates at the expense of everyone else's well-being – Ingrid Robeyns
06:35 Are you giving back to society what others before you took? -Marlene Engelhorn
10:51 Why is the issue of wealth concentration not discussed as a democratic political issue? -Ingrid Robeyns
15:45 Harmful effects of growing up very rich – Marlene Engelhorn
23:50 Can we still fight democratically against the concentration of wealth? -Ingrid Robeyns
30:32 Those who experience the most inequality are less likely to vote – do you consider this a functioning democracy? -Marlene Engelhorn
36:53 Why we can't count on the voluntary generosity of the rich – Ingrid Robeyns
44:58 How do you see the role of the extremely rich – Marlene Engelhorn
50:02 Ideas on how we could change the distribution of wealth and ethical boundaries – Ingrid Robeyns
55:54 How did you come to this resolution to give away your inheritance? -Marlene Engelhorn
59:40 Start of question and answer session – Public
1:00:05 Question 1 – How are you perceived in your super-rich bubble? -Marlene Engelhorn
1:00:37 Question 2 – Won't the rich leave the country?
1:01:03 Question 3 – When did you realize that you were not a fish in the sea, but a shark? -Marlene Engelhorn
1:01:32 Marlène answers questions n°1 and n°3
1:04:47 Ingrid answers question #2
1:07:25 Question #4 – Why don't we focus on the things that everyone agrees on?
1:09:09 Question #5 – Was there a moment in your life that motivated you to write this book?
1:09:58 Ingrid answers questions #4 and #5
1:13:40 Question 6 – Why should risk be rewarded – in the business context?
1:16:46 Barbara asks Marlene: What is your plan for the future?
1:18:51 Barbara asks Ingrid: What is the most important thing to do by tomorrow?
1:21:25 Closing words
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We have lost the terrain of Überreichtum – Discussion with Ingrid Robeyns and Marlene Engelhorn
Is there an Obergrenze for the Reichtum geben? This page describes Ingrid Robeyns in her book “Limitarismus: Warum Reichtum begrenzt werden muss”.
Barbara Blaha led the study with author Ingrid Robeyns and millionaire-Erbin Marlene Engelhorn, who discussed super-reiche and limitarianism in theory and practice.
Im Anschluss wurden Fragen vom Publikum gestellt. The Veranstaltung took place on 14.6.2024 in the FAKTory Buchhandlung in Wien stattgefunden.
An interview with Ingrid Robeyns is also available on MOMENT.at to read:
https://www.moment.at/story/ingrid-robeyns-interview-limitarismus/
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