American billionaire Mark Cuban put forward raising taxes on any company that does not offer company shares to its employees. Cuban framed the idea as a way to reduce wealth inequality. He noted that corporate tax policy could be used to encourage businesses to share firm equity directly with workers.
The proposal aims to make jobs more rewarding by giving employees a financial stake in their workplace. Under the plan, companies that provide shares to their staff would not face the increased tax penalties. Higher tax penalties would apply strictly to businesses that fail to grant equity shares to their employees.