The new book by Thomas Piketty that appears today. ' #Kapitaal and #Ideologie 'is a sequel to the bestseller 'Capital in the 21st century' that unleashed the debate on structural economic inequality worldwide. Piketty showed that the rich are getting richer and whoever is not has little or no chance to catch up with them. Moreover, through this capital, the rich acquire more and more political power. Consequently, inequality is not only an economic and social problem, but also a democratic problem.

Thinking about market, profit and capital is based on historical concepts that depend on choices and views, not on laws. In his new masterpiece, Piketty explores the ideas that have been at the root of inequality for centuries and have shaped the life of mankind:ideological currents that have led to slavery, colonialism, communism and hypercapitalism.How can we break with fatalism, the breeding ground for the current excessive identity policy? According to Piketty, there is an alternative: participatory socialism, an ideology of equality, social property, education and sharing knowledge and power.

Discussion between Barbara Baarsma and Jesse Klaver how to eliminate inequality in the Netherlands

It starts in the House where the democratic power must be, the government does not take the House seriously. This is clear by Eppo Bruins and Pieter Omtzigt.
Or, better, calls on the Cabinet to carry out its duty of intelligence to Parliament. You know, the constitutional assignment to the Cabinet. Article 68 of the Constitution.

Bruins described this phenomenon: “Sometimes it seems as if the main talent of a Member of Parliament is the feeling when you are sent into the reeds with a lump.” No answers to questions asked. Evasive the most important question. Do not go into details. Refer back to previous answers that were not answers and forced to follow up questions. 'Too sad for words', says Bruins: “An insult to the office of representative and an attack on democracy.”



In the Netherlands, too, inequality is higher